#4a70a1

Color #4a70a1

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 8.19 Nearest Tailwind class sky-700 #0069a8 · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#4a70a1

RGB

rgb(74, 112, 161)

HSL

hsl(213.8, 37%, 46.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(213.8, 54%, 63.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(54%, 30.4%, 0%, 36.9%)

LAB

lab(46.47, 1.24, -30.51)

LCH

lch(46.47, 30.54, 272.33)

OKLCH

oklch(53.8%, 0.0887, 255.24)

HWB

hwb(213.8, 29%, 36.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a17b4a

Analogous

#4a9ca1

#4a70a1

#504aa1

Triadic

#4a70a1

#a14a70

#70a14a

Split-complementary

#4a70a1

#a1504a

#9ca14a

Tetradic

#4a70a1

#7b4aa1

#a17b4a

#70a14a

Square

#4a70a1

#a14a9c

#a17b4a

#4aa150

Shades

Color #4a70a1 mixed toward black.

#3e5d86

#314b6b

#253851

#192536

#0c131b

Tints

Color #4a70a1 mixed toward white.

#6287b7

#819fc5

#a1b7d4

#c0cfe2

#e0e7f1

Tones

Color #4a70a1 mixed toward gray.

#51719a

#597293

#60738b

#677484

#6e757d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.09:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.12:1

White text reads better on this background (5.09:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5d5d97 · ΔE 10.7

Deuteranopia

#5b5894 · ΔE 12

Tritanopia

#4c8e8c · ΔE 22.9

Achromatopsia

#6e6e6e · ΔE 18.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4a70a1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4a70a1]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#4a70a1 (#4a70a1) is rgb(74, 112, 161) in RGB.

No, #4a70a1 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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