#4e7999

Color #4e7999

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 11.01 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#4e7999

RGB

rgb(78, 121, 153)

HSL

hsl(205.6, 32.5%, 45.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(205.6, 49%, 60%)

CMYK

cmyk(49%, 20.9%, 0%, 40%)

LAB

lab(49, -5.67, -21.86)

LCH

lch(49, 22.58, 255.46)

OKLCH

oklch(55.8%, 0.069, 241.73)

HWB

hwb(205.6, 30.6%, 40%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#996e4e

Analogous

#4e9994

#4e7999

#4e5399

Triadic

#4e7999

#994e79

#79994e

Split-complementary

#4e7999

#994e53

#99944e

Tetradic

#4e7999

#6e4e99

#996e4e

#79994e

Square

#4e7999

#944e99

#996e4e

#53994e

Shades

Color #4e7999 mixed toward black.

#416580

#345166

#273d4d

#1a2833

#0d141a

Tints

Color #4e7999 mixed toward white.

#6590b1

#84a6c0

#a3bdd0

#c1d3e0

#e0e9ef

Tones

Color #4e7999 mixed toward gray.

#547893

#5a778d

#617686

#677580

#6d747a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.65:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.52:1

White text reads better on this background (4.65:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#636492 · ΔE 14.5

Deuteranopia

#615d90 · ΔE 16.1

Tritanopia

#518c8b · ΔE 16.4

Achromatopsia

#747474 · ΔE 15.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #4e7999;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e7999]

Related colors

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#4e7999 (#4e7999) is rgb(78, 121, 153) in RGB.

No, #4e7999 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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