#4f6596

Color #4f6596

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 13.9 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 7.7

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Conversions

HEX

#4f6596

RGB

rgb(79, 101, 150)

HSL

hsl(221.4, 31%, 44.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(221.4, 47.3%, 58.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(47.3%, 32.7%, 0%, 41.2%)

LAB

lab(43.02, 5.72, -29.37)

LCH

lch(43.02, 29.92, 281.02)

OKLCH

oklch(51.1%, 0.0827, 265.14)

HWB

hwb(221.4, 31%, 41.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#96804f

Analogous

#4f8996

#4f6596

#5c4f96

Triadic

#4f6596

#964f65

#65964f

Split-complementary

#4f6596

#965c4f

#89964f

Tetradic

#4f6596

#804f96

#96804f

#65964f

Square

#4f6596

#964f89

#96804f

#4f965c

Shades

Color #4f6596 mixed toward black.

#42547d

#354364

#28334b

#1a2232

#0d1119

Tints

Color #4f6596 mixed toward white.

#667cae

#8496be

#a3b0cf

#c2cbdf

#e0e5ef

Tones

Color #4f6596 mixed toward gray.

#556790

#5b6a8a

#616c84

#676e7e

#6d7078

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.63:1

White text reads better on this background (5.78:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#595a8c · ΔE 6.5

Deuteranopia

#58568a · ΔE 7.7

Tritanopia

#508482 · ΔE 24.1

Achromatopsia

#666666 · ΔE 18.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #4f6596;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4f6596]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#4f6596 (#4f6596) is rgb(79, 101, 150) in RGB.

No, #4f6596 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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