#4e596e

Color #4e596e

A muted dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 11.55 Nearest Tailwind class slate-600 #45556c · ΔE 2.5

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Conversions

HEX

#4e596e

RGB

rgb(78, 89, 110)

HSL

hsl(219.4, 17%, 36.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(219.4, 29.1%, 43.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(29.1%, 19.1%, 0%, 56.9%)

LAB

lab(37.64, 1.04, -13.39)

LCH

lch(37.64, 13.43, 274.44)

OKLCH

oklch(46.3%, 0.037, 263.32)

HWB

hwb(219.4, 30.6%, 56.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6e634e

Analogous

#4e696e

#4e596e

#534e6e

Triadic

#4e596e

#6e4e59

#596e4e

Split-complementary

#4e596e

#6e534e

#696e4e

Tetradic

#4e596e

#634e6e

#6e634e

#596e4e

Square

#4e596e

#6e4e69

#6e634e

#4e6e53

Shades

Color #4e596e mixed toward black.

#414a5c

#343b49

#272d37

#1a1e25

#0d0f12

Tints

Color #4e596e mixed toward white.

#64728d

#818ea6

#a1aabc

#c0c7d2

#e0e3e9

Tones

Color #4e596e mixed toward gray.

#515a6b

#535b69

#565c66

#595c63

#5b5d61

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.98:1

White text reads better on this background (7.05:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#535369 · ΔE 5.6

Deuteranopia

#525168 · ΔE 6.4

Tritanopia

#4f6665 · ΔE 14.2

Achromatopsia

#595959 · ΔE 10.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #4e596e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e596e]

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

#4e596e (#4e596e) is rgb(78, 89, 110) in RGB.

No, #4e596e 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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