#4b6bb2

Color #4b6bb2

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 17.91 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 8.3

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Conversions

HEX

#4b6bb2

RGB

rgb(75, 107, 178)

HSL

hsl(221.4, 40.7%, 49.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(221.4, 57.9%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(57.9%, 39.9%, 0%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(45.94, 10.2, -41.29)

LCH

lch(45.94, 42.53, 283.88)

OKLCH

oklch(53.7%, 0.1177, 264.49)

HWB

hwb(221.4, 29.4%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b2924b

Analogous

#4b9eb2

#4b6bb2

#5f4bb2

Triadic

#4b6bb2

#b24b6b

#6bb24b

Split-complementary

#4b6bb2

#b25f4b

#9eb24b

Tetradic

#4b6bb2

#924bb2

#b2924b

#6bb24b

Square

#4b6bb2

#b24b9e

#b2924b

#4bb25f

Shades

Color #4b6bb2 mixed toward black.

#3f5994

#324777

#263559

#19243b

#0d121e

Tints

Color #4b6bb2 mixed toward white.

#6883bf

#869ccc

#a5b5d9

#c3cee6

#e1e6f2

Tones

Color #4b6bb2 mixed toward gray.

#546ea9

#5c71a1

#657598

#6d7890

#767b87

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.19:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.05:1

White text reads better on this background (5.19:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5b5ba4 · ΔE 8.2

Deuteranopia

#5956a1 · ΔE 9.6

Tritanopia

#4d9896 · ΔE 28.7

Achromatopsia

#6d6d6d · ΔE 21.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4b6bb2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4b6bb2]

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

#4b6bb2 (#4b6bb2) is rgb(75, 107, 178) in RGB.

No, #4b6bb2 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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