#4a596f

Color #4a596f

A muted dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 11.55 Nearest Tailwind class slate-600 #45556c · ΔE 1.5

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Conversions

HEX

#4a596f

RGB

rgb(74, 89, 111)

HSL

hsl(215.7, 20%, 36.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.7, 33.3%, 43.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(33.3%, 19.8%, 0%, 56.5%)

LAB

lab(37.39, -0, -14.43)

LCH

lch(37.39, 14.43, 270)

OKLCH

oklch(46%, 0.0406, 257.92)

HWB

hwb(215.7, 29%, 56.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6f604a

Analogous

#4a6c6f

#4a596f

#4e4a6f

Triadic

#4a596f

#6f4a59

#596f4a

Split-complementary

#4a596f

#6f4e4a

#6c6f4a

Tetradic

#4a596f

#604a6f

#6f604a

#596f4a

Square

#4a596f

#6f4a6c

#6f604a

#4a6f4e

Shades

Color #4a596f mixed toward black.

#3e4a5d

#313b4a

#252d38

#191e25

#0c0f13

Tints

Color #4a596f mixed toward white.

#607390

#7d8fa8

#9eabbe

#bec7d4

#dfe3e9

Tones

Color #4a596f mixed toward gray.

#4d5a6c

#505a69

#535b66

#565b63

#595c60

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.12:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.95:1

White text reads better on this background (7.12:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#51516a · ΔE 7.7

Deuteranopia

#504f69 · ΔE 8.4

Tritanopia

#4b6665 · ΔE 14.4

Achromatopsia

#585858 · ΔE 10.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4a596f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4a596f]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#4a596f (#4a596f) is rgb(74, 89, 111) in RGB.

No, #4a596f is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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