#4b6f97

Color #4b6f97

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 9.79 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#4b6f97

RGB

rgb(75, 111, 151)

HSL

hsl(211.6, 33.6%, 44.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(211.6, 50.3%, 59.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(50.3%, 26.5%, 0%, 40.8%)

LAB

lab(45.77, -1.12, -25.69)

LCH

lch(45.77, 25.71, 267.5)

OKLCH

oklch(53.2%, 0.0755, 251.88)

HWB

hwb(211.6, 29.4%, 40.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#97734b

Analogous

#4b9597

#4b6f97

#4d4b97

Triadic

#4b6f97

#974b6f

#6f974b

Split-complementary

#4b6f97

#974d4b

#95974b

Tetradic

#4b6f97

#734b97

#97734b

#6f974b

Square

#4b6f97

#974b95

#97734b

#4b974d

Shades

Color #4b6f97 mixed toward black.

#3f5c7e

#324a65

#26374b

#192532

#0d1219

Tints

Color #4b6f97 mixed toward white.

#6187b0

#809fc0

#a0b7d0

#c0cfe0

#dfe7ef

Tones

Color #4b6f97 mixed toward gray.

#516f91

#58708a

#5e7084

#64707e

#6b7177

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.02:1

White text reads better on this background (5.22:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5d5d8f · ΔE 11.3

Deuteranopia

#5b588d · ΔE 12.4

Tritanopia

#4d8886 · ΔE 20.5

Achromatopsia

#6c6c6c · ΔE 16.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4b6f97;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4b6f97]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#4b6f97 (#4b6f97) is rgb(75, 111, 151) in RGB.

No, #4b6f97 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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