#4a85b4

Color #4a85b4

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 2.17 Nearest Tailwind class sky-600 #0084d1 · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#4a85b4

RGB

rgb(74, 133, 180)

HSL

hsl(206.6, 41.7%, 49.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(206.6, 58.9%, 70.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(58.9%, 26.1%, 0%, 29.4%)

LAB

lab(53.52, -5.02, -30.54)

LCH

lch(53.52, 30.95, 260.67)

OKLCH

oklch(59.7%, 0.095, 244.38)

HWB

hwb(206.6, 29%, 29.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b4794a

Analogous

#4ab4ae

#4a85b4

#4a50b4

Triadic

#4a85b4

#b44a85

#85b44a

Split-complementary

#4a85b4

#b44a50

#b4ae4a

Tetradic

#4a85b4

#794ab4

#b4794a

#85b44a

Square

#4a85b4

#ae4ab4

#b4794a

#50b44a

Shades

Color #4a85b4 mixed toward black.

#3e6f96

#315978

#25425a

#192c3c

#0c161e

Tints

Color #4a85b4 mixed toward white.

#6899c1

#86aecd

#a4c2da

#c3d6e6

#e1ebf3

Tones

Color #4a85b4 mixed toward gray.

#5384ab

#5c83a2

#658299

#6d8191

#768088

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.31:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.31:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6969aa · ΔE 15.7

Deuteranopia

#6561a8 · ΔE 17.5

Tritanopia

#4ea2a0 · ΔE 20.7

Achromatopsia

#808080 · ΔE 18.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4a85b4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4a85b4]

Related colors

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Charcoal #36454f

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Frequently asked questions

#4a85b4 (#4a85b4) is rgb(74, 133, 180) in RGB.

No, #4a85b4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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