#4c5979

Color #4c5979

A muted dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 16.59 Nearest Tailwind class slate-600 #45556c · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#4c5979

RGB

rgb(76, 89, 121)

HSL

hsl(222.7, 22.8%, 38.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(222.7, 37.2%, 47.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(37.2%, 26.4%, 0%, 52.5%)

LAB

lab(37.95, 3.51, -19.71)

LCH

lch(37.95, 20.02, 280.1)

OKLCH

oklch(46.6%, 0.0548, 267.17)

HWB

hwb(222.7, 29.8%, 52.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#796c4c

Analogous

#4c6f79

#4c5979

#554c79

Triadic

#4c5979

#794c59

#59794c

Split-complementary

#4c5979

#79554c

#6f794c

Tetradic

#4c5979

#6c4c79

#796c4c

#59794c

Square

#4c5979

#794c6f

#796c4c

#4c7955

Shades

Color #4c5979 mixed toward black.

#3f4a65

#333b51

#262c3c

#191e28

#0d0f14

Tints

Color #4c5979 mixed toward white.

#607199

#7f8dae

#9fa9c3

#bfc6d7

#dfe2eb

Tones

Color #4c5979 mixed toward gray.

#505b75

#535c71

#575e6e

#5b5f6a

#5f6166

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.97:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.01:1

White text reads better on this background (6.97:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#525272 · ΔE 5.4

Deuteranopia

#515071 · ΔE 5.9

Tritanopia

#4d6d6b · ΔE 19.7

Achromatopsia

#595959 · ΔE 14

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4c5979;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4c5979]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#4c5979 (#4c5979) is rgb(76, 89, 121) in RGB.

No, #4c5979 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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