#4e6997

Color #4e6997

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 11.81 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#4e6997

RGB

rgb(78, 105, 151)

HSL

hsl(217.8, 31.9%, 44.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.8, 48.3%, 59.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(48.3%, 30.5%, 0%, 40.8%)

LAB

lab(44.17, 3.3, -28.17)

LCH

lch(44.17, 28.36, 276.68)

OKLCH

oklch(52%, 0.08, 260.73)

HWB

hwb(217.8, 30.6%, 40.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#977c4e

Analogous

#4e8e97

#4e6997

#574e97

Triadic

#4e6997

#974e69

#69974e

Split-complementary

#4e6997

#97574e

#8e974e

Tetradic

#4e6997

#7c4e97

#977c4e

#69974e

Square

#4e6997

#974e8e

#977c4e

#4e9757

Shades

Color #4e6997 mixed toward black.

#41577e

#344665

#27344c

#1a2332

#0d1119

Tints

Color #4e6997 mixed toward white.

#6580af

#839abf

#a2b3cf

#c1ccdf

#e0e6ef

Tones

Color #4e6997 mixed toward gray.

#546b91

#5a6c8b

#606e85

#666f7f

#6c7179

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.54:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.79:1

White text reads better on this background (5.54:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5b5b8e · ΔE 8.2

Deuteranopia

#59578b · ΔE 9.3

Tritanopia

#508684 · ΔE 23

Achromatopsia

#686868 · ΔE 17.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4e6997;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e6997]

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

#4e6997 (#4e6997) is rgb(78, 105, 151) in RGB.

No, #4e6997 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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