#4a809f

Color #4a809f

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 11.25 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-700 #007595 · ΔE 7.2

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Conversions

HEX

#4a809f

RGB

rgb(74, 128, 159)

HSL

hsl(201.9, 36.5%, 45.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(201.9, 53.5%, 62.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(53.5%, 19.5%, 0%, 37.6%)

LAB

lab(51.15, -8.83, -22.08)

LCH

lch(51.15, 23.78, 248.2)

OKLCH

oklch(57.5%, 0.0748, 235.29)

HWB

hwb(201.9, 29%, 37.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9f694a

Analogous

#4a9f94

#4a809f

#4a559f

Triadic

#4a809f

#9f4a80

#809f4a

Split-complementary

#4a809f

#9f4a55

#9f944a

Tetradic

#4a809f

#694a9f

#9f694a

#809f4a

Square

#4a809f

#944a9f

#9f694a

#559f4a

Shades

Color #4a809f mixed toward black.

#3e6b85

#31556a

#254050

#192b35

#0c151b

Tints

Color #4a809f mixed toward white.

#6197b6

#81acc4

#a0c1d3

#c0d5e2

#dfeaf0

Tones

Color #4a809f mixed toward gray.

#517e98

#587c91

#5f7a8a

#667883

#6d767c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.88:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.88:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#666698 · ΔE 17.3

Deuteranopia

#635e97 · ΔE 18.7

Tritanopia

#4e9391 · ΔE 15.7

Achromatopsia

#7a7a7a · ΔE 16.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4a809f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4a809f]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Frequently asked questions

#4a809f (#4a809f) is rgb(74, 128, 159) in RGB.

No, #4a809f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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