#4b6596

Color #4b6596

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 13.29 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 7.8

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Conversions

HEX

#4b6596

RGB

rgb(75, 101, 150)

HSL

hsl(219.2, 33.3%, 44.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(219.2, 50%, 58.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(50%, 32.7%, 0%, 41.2%)

LAB

lab(42.77, 4.68, -29.78)

LCH

lch(42.77, 30.15, 278.93)

OKLCH

oklch(50.8%, 0.0844, 262.45)

HWB

hwb(219.2, 29.4%, 41.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#967c4b

Analogous

#4b8a96

#4b6596

#564b96

Triadic

#4b6596

#964b65

#65964b

Split-complementary

#4b6596

#96564b

#8a964b

Tetradic

#4b6596

#7c4b96

#967c4b

#65964b

Square

#4b6596

#964b8a

#967c4b

#4b9656

Shades

Color #4b6596 mixed toward black.

#3f547d

#324364

#26324b

#192232

#0d1119

Tints

Color #4b6596 mixed toward white.

#617cb0

#8096c0

#a0b0cf

#c0cbdf

#dfe5ef

Tones

Color #4b6596 mixed toward gray.

#516790

#576989

#5e6b83

#646d7d

#6a6f77

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.83:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.6:1

White text reads better on this background (5.83:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#57588c · ΔE 7.5

Deuteranopia

#56548a · ΔE 8.7

Tritanopia

#4d8482 · ΔE 23.9

Achromatopsia

#656565 · ΔE 18.1

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #4b6596;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4b6596]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#4b6596 (#4b6596) is rgb(75, 101, 150) in RGB.

No, #4b6596 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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