#4e599c

Color #4e599c

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 14.89 Nearest Tailwind class slate-600 #45556c · ΔE 9

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Conversions

HEX

#4e599c

RGB

rgb(78, 89, 156)

HSL

hsl(231.5, 33.3%, 45.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(231.5, 50%, 61.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(50%, 42.9%, 0%, 38.8%)

LAB

lab(39.86, 14.95, -37.95)

LCH

lch(39.86, 40.79, 291.5)

OKLCH

oklch(48.7%, 0.1079, 274.68)

HWB

hwb(231.5, 30.6%, 38.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9c914e

Analogous

#4e809c

#4e599c

#6a4e9c

Triadic

#4e599c

#9c4e59

#599c4e

Split-complementary

#4e599c

#9c6a4e

#809c4e

Tetradic

#4e599c

#914e9c

#9c914e

#599c4e

Square

#4e599c

#9c4e80

#9c914e

#4e9c6a

Shades

Color #4e599c mixed toward black.

#414a82

#343b68

#272d4e

#1a1e34

#0d0f1a

Tints

Color #4e599c mixed toward white.

#6671b2

#848dc2

#a3aad1

#c2c6e0

#e0e3f0

Tones

Color #4e599c mixed toward gray.

#555e96

#5b628f

#626789

#686c82

#6f707c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.5:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.23:1

White text reads better on this background (6.5:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#53538f · ΔE 3.7

Deuteranopia

#52518c · ΔE 4.4

Tritanopia

#4f8482 · ΔE 28.1

Achromatopsia

#5e5e5e · ΔE 21.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #4e599c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e599c]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#4e599c (#4e599c) is rgb(78, 89, 156) in RGB.

No, #4e599c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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