#4b6aa9

Color #4b6aa9

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 14.83 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 7.9

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Conversions

HEX

#4b6aa9

RGB

rgb(75, 106, 169)

HSL

hsl(220.2, 38.5%, 47.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220.2, 55.6%, 66.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(55.6%, 37.3%, 0%, 33.7%)

LAB

lab(45.18, 7.8, -37.24)

LCH

lch(45.18, 38.05, 281.83)

OKLCH

oklch(53%, 0.106, 263.34)

HWB

hwb(220.2, 29.4%, 33.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a98a4b

Analogous

#4b99a9

#4b6aa9

#5b4ba9

Triadic

#4b6aa9

#a94b6a

#6aa94b

Split-complementary

#4b6aa9

#a95b4b

#99a94b

Tetradic

#4b6aa9

#8a4ba9

#a98a4b

#6aa94b

Square

#4b6aa9

#a94b99

#a98a4b

#4ba95b

Shades

Color #4b6aa9 mixed toward black.

#3e588d

#324771

#253554

#192338

#0c121c

Tints

Color #4b6aa9 mixed toward white.

#6582bb

#849bc8

#a3b4d6

#c2cde4

#e0e6f1

Tones

Color #4b6aa9 mixed toward gray.

#536da1

#5b6f99

#627291

#6a758a

#727782

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.93:1

White text reads better on this background (5.34:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5a5a9d · ΔE 8.3

Deuteranopia

#58569a · ΔE 9.3

Tritanopia

#4d928f · ΔE 27.3

Achromatopsia

#6b6b6b · ΔE 20.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #4b6aa9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4b6aa9]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#4b6aa9 (#4b6aa9) is rgb(75, 106, 169) in RGB.

No, #4b6aa9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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