#4a50b4

Color #4a50b4

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Slate Blue #6a5acd · ΔE 11.2 Nearest Tailwind class blue-800 #193cb8 · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#4a50b4

RGB

rgb(74, 80, 180)

HSL

hsl(236.6, 41.7%, 49.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(236.6, 58.9%, 70.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(58.9%, 55.6%, 0%, 29.4%)

LAB

lab(38.7, 27.82, -54.06)

LCH

lch(38.7, 60.8, 297.23)

OKLCH

oklch(48.3%, 0.1559, 276.26)

HWB

hwb(236.6, 29%, 29.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b4ae4a

Analogous

#4a85b4

#4a50b4

#794ab4

Triadic

#4a50b4

#b44a50

#50b44a

Split-complementary

#4a50b4

#b4794a

#85b44a

Tetradic

#4a50b4

#ae4ab4

#b4ae4a

#50b44a

Square

#4a50b4

#b44a85

#b4ae4a

#4ab479

Shades

Color #4a50b4 mixed toward black.

#3e4396

#313578

#25285a

#191b3c

#0c0d1e

Tints

Color #4a50b4 mixed toward white.

#686dc1

#868acd

#a4a7da

#c3c5e6

#e1e2f3

Tones

Color #4a50b4 mixed toward gray.

#5358ab

#5c60a2

#656899

#6d6f91

#767788

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.1:1

White text reads better on this background (6.78:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4d4da3 · ΔE 2.9

Deuteranopia

#4c4c9e · ΔE 3.7

Tritanopia

#4a9390 · ΔE 35.3

Achromatopsia

#5b5b5b · ΔE 25.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4a50b4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4a50b4]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#4a50b4 (#4a50b4) is rgb(74, 80, 180) in RGB.

No, #4a50b4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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