#4a6ba6

Color #4a6ba6

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 12.76 Nearest Tailwind class sky-700 #0069a8 · ΔE 7.6

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Conversions

HEX

#4a6ba6

RGB

rgb(74, 107, 166)

HSL

hsl(218.5, 38.3%, 47.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.5, 55.4%, 65.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(55.4%, 35.5%, 0%, 34.9%)

LAB

lab(45.25, 5.95, -35.35)

LCH

lch(45.25, 35.85, 279.55)

OKLCH

oklch(53%, 0.101, 261.35)

HWB

hwb(218.5, 29%, 34.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a6854a

Analogous

#4a99a6

#4a6ba6

#574aa6

Triadic

#4a6ba6

#a64a6b

#6ba64a

Split-complementary

#4a6ba6

#a6574a

#99a64a

Tetradic

#4a6ba6

#854aa6

#a6854a

#6ba64a

Square

#4a6ba6

#a64a99

#a6854a

#4aa657

Shades

Color #4a6ba6 mixed toward black.

#3e598a

#31476f

#253653

#192437

#0c121c

Tints

Color #4a6ba6 mixed toward white.

#6482ba

#839bc8

#a2b4d5

#c1cde3

#e0e6f1

Tones

Color #4a6ba6 mixed toward gray.

#526d9e

#596f97

#61728f

#697487

#707680

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.94:1

White text reads better on this background (5.32:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5a5a9a · ΔE 8.9

Deuteranopia

#585697 · ΔE 10

Tritanopia

#4c908e · ΔE 25.9

Achromatopsia

#6b6b6b · ΔE 20

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4a6ba6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4a6ba6]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#4a6ba6 (#4a6ba6) is rgb(74, 107, 166) in RGB.

No, #4a6ba6 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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