#4e70ad

Color #4e70ad

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 12.13 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 7.4

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Conversions

HEX

#4e70ad

RGB

rgb(78, 112, 173)

HSL

hsl(218.5, 37.8%, 49.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.5, 54.9%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(54.9%, 35.3%, 0%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(47.27, 6.09, -36.26)

LCH

lch(47.27, 36.77, 279.53)

OKLCH

oklch(54.7%, 0.1036, 261.45)

HWB

hwb(218.5, 30.6%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ad8b4e

Analogous

#4e9fad

#4e70ad

#5b4ead

Triadic

#4e70ad

#ad4e70

#70ad4e

Split-complementary

#4e70ad

#ad5b4e

#9fad4e

Tetradic

#4e70ad

#8b4ead

#ad8b4e

#70ad4e

Square

#4e70ad

#ad4e9f

#ad8b4e

#4ead5b

Shades

Color #4e70ad mixed toward black.

#415d90

#344b73

#273856

#1a253a

#0d131d

Tints

Color #4e70ad mixed toward white.

#6a87bc

#889fc9

#a6b7d7

#c3cfe4

#e1e7f2

Tones

Color #4e70ad mixed toward gray.

#5672a5

#5e759d

#667795

#6e798d

#767b85

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.95:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.25:1

White text reads better on this background (4.95:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5f5fa1 · ΔE 9.1

Deuteranopia

#5d5a9e · ΔE 10.5

Tritanopia

#509694 · ΔE 26.1

Achromatopsia

#707070 · ΔE 20.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4e70ad;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e70ad]

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

#4e70ad (#4e70ad) is rgb(78, 112, 173) in RGB.

No, #4e70ad is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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