#4f6dbb

Color #4f6dbb

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 15.87 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 8.4

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Conversions

HEX

#4f6dbb

RGB

rgb(79, 109, 187)

HSL

hsl(223.3, 44.3%, 52.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(223.3, 57.8%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(57.8%, 41.7%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(47.22, 12.82, -44.47)

LCH

lch(47.22, 46.28, 286.08)

OKLCH

oklch(54.9%, 0.1266, 266.42)

HWB

hwb(223.3, 31%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bb9d4f

Analogous

#4fa3bb

#4f6dbb

#674fbb

Triadic

#4f6dbb

#bb4f6d

#6dbb4f

Split-complementary

#4f6dbb

#bb674f

#a3bb4f

Tetradic

#4f6dbb

#9d4fbb

#bb9d4f

#6dbb4f

Square

#4f6dbb

#bb4fa3

#bb9d4f

#4fbb67

Shades

Color #4f6dbb mixed toward black.

#3e59a0

#314780

#253560

#192440

#0c1220

Tints

Color #4f6dbb mixed toward white.

#6c85c6

#8a9ed2

#a7b6dd

#c4cee8

#e2e7f4

Tones

Color #4f6dbb mixed toward gray.

#5871b2

#6175a9

#6a79a0

#737d97

#7c818e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.24:1

White text reads better on this background (4.96:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5d5eac · ΔE 7.4

Deuteranopia

#5c59a8 · ΔE 9

Tritanopia

#519f9c · ΔE 30.4

Achromatopsia

#707070 · ΔE 22.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #4f6dbb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4f6dbb]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#4f6dbb (#4f6dbb) is rgb(79, 109, 187) in RGB.

No, #4f6dbb 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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