#4b658d

Color #4b658d

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 13.72 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#4b658d

RGB

rgb(75, 101, 141)

HSL

hsl(216.4, 30.6%, 42.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.4, 46.8%, 55.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(46.8%, 28.4%, 0%, 44.7%)

LAB

lab(42.35, 1.83, -25.05)

LCH

lch(42.35, 25.12, 274.18)

OKLCH

oklch(50.3%, 0.0714, 258.77)

HWB

hwb(216.4, 29.4%, 44.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8d734b

Analogous

#4b868d

#4b658d

#524b8d

Triadic

#4b658d

#8d4b65

#658d4b

Split-complementary

#4b658d

#8d524b

#868d4b

Tetradic

#4b658d

#734b8d

#8d734b

#658d4b

Square

#4b658d

#8d4b86

#8d734b

#4b8d52

Shades

Color #4b658d mixed toward black.

#3f5476

#32435e

#263347

#19222f

#0d1118

Tints

Color #4b658d mixed toward white.

#5f7daa

#7f97bb

#9fb1cc

#bfcbdd

#dfe5ee

Tones

Color #4b658d mixed toward gray.

#516688

#566782

#5c697d

#616a77

#676b72

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.92:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.55:1

White text reads better on this background (5.92:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#575885 · ΔE 8.3

Deuteranopia

#565483 · ΔE 9.5

Tritanopia

#4d7e7c · ΔE 21.3

Achromatopsia

#646464 · ΔE 16.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4b658d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4b658d]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#4b658d (#4b658d) is rgb(75, 101, 141) in RGB.

No, #4b658d is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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