#4b4bb3

Color #4b4bb3

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Slate Blue #6a5acd · ΔE 9.72 Nearest Tailwind class blue-800 #193cb8 · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#4b4bb3

RGB

rgb(75, 75, 179)

HSL

hsl(240, 40.9%, 49.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 58.1%, 70.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(58.1%, 58.1%, 0%, 29.8%)

LAB

lab(37.45, 30.83, -55.5)

LCH

lch(37.45, 63.49, 299.05)

OKLCH

oklch(47.3%, 0.161, 278.29)

HWB

hwb(240, 29.4%, 29.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b3b34b

Analogous

#4b7fb3

#4b4bb3

#7f4bb3

Triadic

#4b4bb3

#b34b4b

#4bb34b

Split-complementary

#4b4bb3

#b37f4b

#7fb34b

Tetradic

#4b4bb3

#b34bb3

#b3b34b

#4bb34b

Square

#4b4bb3

#b34b7f

#b3b34b

#4bb37f

Shades

Color #4b4bb3 mixed toward black.

#3f3f95

#323277

#262659

#19193c

#0d0d1e

Tints

Color #4b4bb3 mixed toward white.

#6969c0

#8787cd

#a5a5d9

#c3c3e6

#e1e1f2

Tones

Color #4b4bb3 mixed toward gray.

#5454aa

#5c5ca2

#656599

#6e6e90

#767688

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.96:1

White text reads better on this background (7.1:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4b4ba1 · ΔE 2.9

Deuteranopia

#4b4b9d · ΔE 3.5

Tritanopia

#4b928e · ΔE 36.3

Achromatopsia

#585858 · ΔE 26.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4b4bb3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4b4bb3]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#4b4bb3 (#4b4bb3) is rgb(75, 75, 179) in RGB.

No, #4b4bb3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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