#4f72bf

Color #4f72bf

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 14.16 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 8.5

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Conversions

HEX

#4f72bf

RGB

rgb(79, 114, 191)

HSL

hsl(221.3, 46.7%, 52.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(221.3, 58.6%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(58.6%, 40.3%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(48.83, 11.07, -44.22)

LCH

lch(48.83, 45.58, 284.05)

OKLCH

oklch(56.3%, 0.1262, 264.27)

HWB

hwb(221.3, 31%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bf9c4f

Analogous

#4faabf

#4f72bf

#644fbf

Triadic

#4f72bf

#bf4f72

#72bf4f

Split-complementary

#4f72bf

#bf644f

#aabf4f

Tetradic

#4f72bf

#9c4fbf

#bf9c4f

#72bf4f

Square

#4f72bf

#bf4faa

#bf9c4f

#4fbf64

Shades

Color #4f72bf mixed toward black.

#3c5da5

#304a84

#243863

#182542

#0c1321

Tints

Color #4f72bf mixed toward white.

#6c89ca

#8aa1d4

#a7b8df

#c4d0ea

#e2e7f4

Tones

Color #4f72bf mixed toward gray.

#5875b6

#6279ac

#6b7ca3

#74809a

#7e8390

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.68:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.49:1

White text reads better on this background (4.68:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6060b0 · ΔE 8.8

Deuteranopia

#5e5bac · ΔE 10.3

Tritanopia

#51a3a0 · ΔE 29.9

Achromatopsia

#747474 · ΔE 22.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4f72bf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4f72bf]

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

#4f72bf (#4f72bf) is rgb(79, 114, 191) in RGB.

No, #4f72bf 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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