#4e4ebd

Color #4e4ebd

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Slate Blue #6a5acd · ΔE 7.04 Nearest Tailwind class blue-700 #1447e6 · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#4e4ebd

RGB

rgb(78, 78, 189)

HSL

hsl(240, 45.7%, 52.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 58.7%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(58.7%, 58.7%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(39.14, 32.81, -58.62)

LCH

lch(39.14, 67.18, 299.24)

OKLCH

oklch(48.9%, 0.17, 278.05)

HWB

hwb(240, 30.6%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bdbd4e

Analogous

#4e86bd

#4e4ebd

#864ebd

Triadic

#4e4ebd

#bd4e4e

#4ebd4e

Split-complementary

#4e4ebd

#bd864e

#86bd4e

Tetradic

#4e4ebd

#bd4ebd

#bdbd4e

#4ebd4e

Square

#4e4ebd

#bd4e86

#bdbd4e

#4ebd86

Shades

Color #4e4ebd mixed toward black.

#3c3ca2

#303082

#242461

#181841

#0c0c20

Tints

Color #4e4ebd mixed toward white.

#6c6cc8

#8989d3

#a7a7de

#c4c4e9

#e2e2f4

Tones

Color #4e4ebd mixed toward gray.

#5757b4

#6161ab

#6a6aa1

#737398

#7c7c8f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.67:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.15:1

White text reads better on this background (6.67:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4e4eaa · ΔE 2.9

Deuteranopia

#4e4ea6 · ΔE 3.6

Tritanopia

#4e9a96 · ΔE 37.8

Achromatopsia

#5c5c5c · ΔE 26.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4e4ebd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e4ebd]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#4e4ebd (#4e4ebd) is rgb(78, 78, 189) in RGB.

No, #4e4ebd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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