#4253a5

Color #4253a5

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 10.8 Nearest Tailwind class blue-800 #193cb8 · ΔE 8

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Conversions

HEX

#4253a5

RGB

rgb(66, 83, 165)

HSL

hsl(229.7, 42.9%, 45.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(229.7, 60%, 64.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(60%, 49.7%, 0%, 35.3%)

LAB

lab(37.95, 19.18, -46.41)

LCH

lch(37.95, 50.22, 292.45)

OKLCH

oklch(47.2%, 0.1328, 271.64)

HWB

hwb(229.7, 25.9%, 35.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a59442

Analogous

#4285a5

#4253a5

#6342a5

Triadic

#4253a5

#a54253

#53a542

Split-complementary

#4253a5

#a56342

#85a542

Tetradic

#4253a5

#9442a5

#a59442

#53a542

Square

#4253a5

#a54285

#a59442

#42a563

Shades

Color #4253a5 mixed toward black.

#37458a

#2c376e

#212953

#161c37

#0b0e1c

Tints

Color #4253a5 mixed toward white.

#596abd

#7a88ca

#9ba6d7

#bdc3e4

#dee1f2

Tones

Color #4253a5 mixed toward gray.

#4a589d

#525e95

#5b638c

#636984

#6b6e7c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.97:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.01:1

White text reads better on this background (6.97:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4a4a96 · ΔE 4.5

Deuteranopia

#494892 · ΔE 5.3

Tritanopia

#438986 · ΔE 31.9

Achromatopsia

#595959 · ΔE 23.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4253a5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4253a5]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#4253a5 (#4253a5) is rgb(66, 83, 165) in RGB.

No, #4253a5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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