#4b4bbd

Color #4b4bbd

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Slate Blue #6a5acd · ΔE 7.76 Nearest Tailwind class blue-700 #1447e6 · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#4b4bbd

RGB

rgb(75, 75, 189)

HSL

hsl(240, 46.3%, 51.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 60.3%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(60.3%, 60.3%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(38.2, 34.15, -60.16)

LCH

lch(38.2, 69.18, 299.58)

OKLCH

oklch(48.1%, 0.1745, 277.61)

HWB

hwb(240, 29.4%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bdbd4b

Analogous

#4b84bd

#4b4bbd

#844bbd

Triadic

#4b4bbd

#bd4b4b

#4bbd4b

Split-complementary

#4b4bbd

#bd844b

#84bd4b

Tetradic

#4b4bbd

#bd4bbd

#bdbd4b

#4bbd4b

Square

#4b4bbd

#bd4b84

#bdbd4b

#4bbd84

Shades

Color #4b4bbd mixed toward black.

#3b3ba1

#2f2f81

#232361

#181840

#0c0c20

Tints

Color #4b4bbd mixed toward white.

#6969c8

#8787d3

#a5a5de

#c3c3e9

#e1e1f4

Tones

Color #4b4bbd mixed toward gray.

#5555b4

#5e5eaa

#6868a1

#717197

#7b7b8e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.91:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.04:1

White text reads better on this background (6.91:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4b4baa · ΔE 2.9

Deuteranopia

#4b4ba5 · ΔE 3.7

Tritanopia

#4b9995 · ΔE 38.3

Achromatopsia

#5a5a5a · ΔE 27.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4b4bbd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4b4bbd]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#4b4bbd (#4b4bbd) is rgb(75, 75, 189) in RGB.

No, #4b4bbd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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