#4a597b

Color #4a597b

A muted dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 17.52 Nearest Tailwind class slate-600 #45556c · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#4a597b

RGB

rgb(74, 89, 123)

HSL

hsl(221.6, 24.9%, 38.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(221.6, 39.8%, 48.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(39.8%, 27.6%, 0%, 51.8%)

LAB

lab(37.9, 3.5, -21.04)

LCH

lch(37.9, 21.33, 279.44)

OKLCH

oklch(46.6%, 0.0587, 265.8)

HWB

hwb(221.6, 29%, 51.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7b6c4a

Analogous

#4a717b

#4a597b

#534a7b

Triadic

#4a597b

#7b4a59

#597b4a

Split-complementary

#4a597b

#7b534a

#717b4a

Tetradic

#4a597b

#6c4a7b

#7b6c4a

#597b4a

Square

#4a597b

#7b4a71

#7b6c4a

#4a7b53

Shades

Color #4a597b mixed toward black.

#3e4a66

#313b52

#252c3d

#191e29

#0c0f14

Tints

Color #4a597b mixed toward white.

#5e719c

#7d8db1

#9da9c4

#bec6d8

#dee2eb

Tones

Color #4a597b mixed toward gray.

#4e5b77

#525c73

#565e6f

#5a5f6b

#5e6167

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.99:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.01:1

White text reads better on this background (6.99:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#515174 · ΔE 5.9

Deuteranopia

#504f72 · ΔE 6.5

Tritanopia

#4b6e6c · ΔE 20.3

Achromatopsia

#595959 · ΔE 14.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4a597b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4a597b]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#4a597b (#4a597b) is rgb(74, 89, 123) in RGB.

No, #4a597b 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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