#4e557e

Color #4e557e

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 21.22 Nearest Tailwind class slate-600 #45556c · ΔE 7.4

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Conversions

HEX

#4e557e

RGB

rgb(78, 85, 126)

HSL

hsl(231.3, 23.5%, 40%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(231.3, 38.1%, 49.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(38.1%, 32.5%, 0%, 50.6%)

LAB

lab(37.16, 8.13, -24.01)

LCH

lch(37.16, 25.35, 288.71)

OKLCH

oklch(46.1%, 0.0674, 276.05)

HWB

hwb(231.3, 30.6%, 50.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7e774e

Analogous

#4e6d7e

#4e557e

#5f4e7e

Triadic

#4e557e

#7e4e55

#557e4e

Split-complementary

#4e557e

#7e5f4e

#6d7e4e

Tetradic

#4e557e

#774e7e

#7e774e

#557e4e

Square

#4e557e

#7e4e6d

#7e774e

#4e7e5f

Shades

Color #4e557e mixed toward black.

#414769

#343954

#272a3f

#1a1c2a

#0d0e15

Tints

Color #4e557e mixed toward white.

#626a9d

#8188b1

#a1a6c4

#c0c3d8

#e0e1eb

Tones

Color #4e557e mixed toward gray.

#52587a

#565b76

#5a5d72

#5e606e

#62636a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.18:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.92:1

White text reads better on this background (7.18:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#515176 · ΔE 2.9

Deuteranopia

#515074 · ΔE 3.5

Tritanopia

#4e6f6d · ΔE 23.1

Achromatopsia

#575757 · ΔE 16.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4e557e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e557e]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#4e557e (#4e557e) is rgb(78, 85, 126) in RGB.

No, #4e557e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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