#4e5496

Color #4e5496

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 13.23 Nearest Tailwind class slate-600 #45556c · ΔE 8.8

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Conversions

HEX

#4e5496

RGB

rgb(78, 84, 150)

HSL

hsl(235, 31.6%, 44.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(235, 48%, 58.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(48%, 44%, 0%, 41.2%)

LAB

lab(38.13, 16.22, -37.08)

LCH

lch(38.13, 40.47, 293.63)

OKLCH

oklch(47.3%, 0.1059, 277.59)

HWB

hwb(235, 30.6%, 41.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#96904e

Analogous

#4e7896

#4e5496

#6c4e96

Triadic

#4e5496

#964e54

#54964e

Split-complementary

#4e5496

#966c4e

#78964e

Tetradic

#4e5496

#904e96

#96904e

#54964e

Square

#4e5496

#964e78

#96904e

#4e966c

Shades

Color #4e5496 mixed toward black.

#41467d

#343864

#272a4b

#1a1c32

#0d0e19

Tints

Color #4e5496 mixed toward white.

#646baf

#8388bf

#a2a6cf

#c1c4df

#e0e1ef

Tones

Color #4e5496 mixed toward gray.

#545990

#5a5e8a

#606384

#66687e

#6c6d78

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.03:1

White text reads better on this background (6.93:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#51518a · ΔE 2.8

Deuteranopia

#505086 · ΔE 3.6

Tritanopia

#4e7f7c · ΔE 28.3

Achromatopsia

#5a5a5a · ΔE 21.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #4e5496;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e5496]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#4e5496 (#4e5496) is rgb(78, 84, 150) in RGB.

No, #4e5496 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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