#4b82a6

Color #4b82a6

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 8.27 Nearest Tailwind class sky-600 #0084d1 · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#4b82a6

RGB

rgb(75, 130, 166)

HSL

hsl(203.7, 37.8%, 47.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(203.7, 54.8%, 65.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(54.8%, 21.7%, 0%, 34.9%)

LAB

lab(52.08, -7.56, -24.7)

LCH

lch(52.08, 25.83, 252.98)

OKLCH

oklch(58.4%, 0.0806, 238.91)

HWB

hwb(203.7, 29.4%, 34.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a66f4b

Analogous

#4ba69d

#4b82a6

#4b55a6

Triadic

#4b82a6

#a64b82

#82a64b

Split-complementary

#4b82a6

#a64b55

#a69d4b

Tetradic

#4b82a6

#6f4ba6

#a66f4b

#82a64b

Square

#4b82a6

#9d4ba6

#a66f4b

#55a64b

Shades

Color #4b82a6 mixed toward black.

#3f6c8b

#32576f

#264153

#192b37

#0d161c

Tints

Color #4b82a6 mixed toward white.

#6598b9

#84adc7

#a2c1d5

#c1d6e3

#e0eaf1

Tones

Color #4b82a6 mixed toward gray.

#53819f

#5a7f97

#627d8f

#697c88

#717a80

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.04:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.04:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#67689e · ΔE 16.2

Deuteranopia

#64609c · ΔE 17.9

Tritanopia

#4f9896 · ΔE 17.4

Achromatopsia

#7c7c7c · ΔE 16.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4b82a6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4b82a6]

Related colors

Charcoal #36454f

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Frequently asked questions

#4b82a6 (#4b82a6) is rgb(75, 130, 166) in RGB.

No, #4b82a6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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