#4b4e98

Color #4b4e98

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 8.28 Nearest Tailwind class blue-900 #1c398e · ΔE 8.3

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Conversions

HEX

#4b4e98

RGB

rgb(75, 78, 152)

HSL

hsl(237.7, 33.9%, 44.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(237.7, 50.7%, 59.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(50.7%, 48.7%, 0%, 40.4%)

LAB

lab(36.39, 19.99, -41.08)

LCH

lch(36.39, 45.69, 295.95)

OKLCH

oklch(45.9%, 0.1182, 278.9)

HWB

hwb(237.7, 29.4%, 40.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#98954b

Analogous

#4b7498

#4b4e98

#6f4b98

Triadic

#4b4e98

#984b4e

#4e984b

Split-complementary

#4b4e98

#986f4b

#74984b

Tetradic

#4b4e98

#954b98

#98954b

#4e984b

Square

#4b4e98

#984b74

#98954b

#4b986f

Shades

Color #4b4e98 mixed toward black.

#3f417f

#323465

#26274c

#191a33

#0d0d19

Tints

Color #4b4e98 mixed toward white.

#6164b1

#8183c1

#a0a2d0

#c0c1e0

#dfe0ef

Tones

Color #4b4e98 mixed toward gray.

#515492

#585a8b

#5e6085

#65667e

#6b6c78

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.84:1

White text reads better on this background (7.39:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4c4c8b · ΔE 2.5

Deuteranopia

#4c4c87 · ΔE 3.4

Tritanopia

#4b7f7c · ΔE 29.8

Achromatopsia

#565656 · ΔE 23

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4b4e98;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4b4e98]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#4b4e98 (#4b4e98) is rgb(75, 78, 152) in RGB.

No, #4b4e98 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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