#4c6a9d

Color #4c6a9d

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 11.38 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#4c6a9d

RGB

rgb(76, 106, 157)

HSL

hsl(217.8, 34.8%, 45.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.8, 51.6%, 61.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(51.6%, 32.5%, 0%, 38.4%)

LAB

lab(44.63, 4.09, -31.02)

LCH

lch(44.63, 31.29, 277.51)

OKLCH

oklch(52.4%, 0.0884, 260.62)

HWB

hwb(217.8, 29.8%, 38.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9d7f4c

Analogous

#4c939d

#4c6a9d

#574c9d

Triadic

#4c6a9d

#9d4c6a

#6a9d4c

Split-complementary

#4c6a9d

#9d574c

#939d4c

Tetradic

#4c6a9d

#7f4c9d

#9d7f4c

#6a9d4c

Square

#4c6a9d

#9d4c93

#9d7f4c

#4c9d57

Shades

Color #4c6a9d mixed toward black.

#3f5883

#334769

#26354f

#192334

#0d121a

Tints

Color #4c6a9d mixed toward white.

#6381b4

#839ac3

#a2b4d2

#c1cde1

#e0e6f0

Tones

Color #4c6a9d mixed toward gray.

#536c96

#596e90

#606f89

#677182

#6e737b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.45:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.86:1

White text reads better on this background (5.45:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5a5b93 · ΔE 8.4

Deuteranopia

#595690 · ΔE 9.9

Tritanopia

#4e8a88 · ΔE 24.1

Achromatopsia

#6a6a6a · ΔE 18.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #4c6a9d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4c6a9d]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#4c6a9d (#4c6a9d) is rgb(76, 106, 157) in RGB.

No, #4c6a9d 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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