#4d558b

Color #4d558b

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 19.28 Nearest Tailwind class slate-600 #45556c · ΔE 8.2

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Conversions

HEX

#4d558b

RGB

rgb(77, 85, 139)

HSL

hsl(232.3, 28.7%, 42.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(232.3, 44.6%, 54.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(44.6%, 38.8%, 0%, 45.5%)

LAB

lab(37.73, 11.82, -31.06)

LCH

lch(37.73, 33.23, 290.83)

OKLCH

oklch(46.8%, 0.0879, 276.07)

HWB

hwb(232.3, 30.2%, 45.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8b834d

Analogous

#4d748b

#4d558b

#644d8b

Triadic

#4d558b

#8b4d55

#558b4d

Split-complementary

#4d558b

#8b644d

#748b4d

Tetradic

#4d558b

#834d8b

#8b834d

#558b4d

Square

#4d558b

#8b4d74

#8b834d

#4d8b64

Shades

Color #4d558b mixed toward black.

#404774

#33395d

#272b46

#1a1c2e

#0d0e17

Tints

Color #4d558b mixed toward white.

#616aa8

#8188b9

#a0a6cb

#c0c4dc

#dfe1ee

Tones

Color #4d558b mixed toward gray.

#525986

#575d81

#5d617c

#626476

#676871

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.99:1

White text reads better on this background (7.03:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#515180 · ΔE 3.3

Deuteranopia

#50507e · ΔE 3.6

Tritanopia

#4d7775 · ΔE 25.7

Achromatopsia

#595959 · ΔE 19.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4d558b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4d558b]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#4d558b (#4d558b) is rgb(77, 85, 139) in RGB.

No, #4d558b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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