#4f4e9b

Color #4f4e9b

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 7.33 Nearest Tailwind class blue-900 #1c398e · ΔE 8.8

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Conversions

HEX

#4f4e9b

RGB

rgb(79, 78, 155)

HSL

hsl(240.8, 33%, 45.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240.8, 49.7%, 60.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(49%, 49.7%, 0%, 39.2%)

LAB

lab(36.89, 21.92, -42.08)

LCH

lch(36.89, 47.45, 297.52)

OKLCH

oklch(46.5%, 0.122, 281.11)

HWB

hwb(240.8, 30.6%, 39.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9a9b4e

Analogous

#4e749b

#4f4e9b

#764e9b

Triadic

#4f4e9b

#9b4f4e

#4e9b4f

Split-complementary

#4f4e9b

#9b764e

#749b4e

Tetradic

#4f4e9b

#9b4e9a

#9a9b4e

#4e9b4f

Square

#4f4e9b

#9b4e74

#9a9b4e

#4e9b76

Shades

Color #4f4e9b mixed toward black.

#424181

#353467

#28274d

#1a1a34

#0d0d1a

Tints

Color #4f4e9b mixed toward white.

#6766b2

#8584c1

#a4a3d1

#c2c2e0

#e1e0f0

Tones

Color #4f4e9b mixed toward gray.

#555495

#5c5b8e

#626188

#686881

#6e6e7b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.9:1

White text reads better on this background (7.25:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4f4f8d · ΔE 2.8

Deuteranopia

#4f4f8a · ΔE 3.5

Tritanopia

#4f817e · ΔE 30.2

Achromatopsia

#575757 · ΔE 23.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #4f4e9b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4f4e9b]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#4f4e9b (#4f4e9b) is rgb(79, 78, 155) in RGB.

No, #4f4e9b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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