#4700db

Color #4700db

A vivid, highly saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Medium Blue #0000cd · ΔE 7.41 Nearest Tailwind class violet-800 #5d0ec0 · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#4700db

RGB

rgb(71, 0, 219)

HSL

hsl(259.5, 100%, 42.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(259.5, 100%, 85.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(67.6%, 100%, 0%, 14.1%)

LAB

lab(30.53, 71.92, -90.26)

LCH

lch(30.53, 115.41, 308.55)

OKLCH

oklch(43.5%, 0.2639, 279.66)

HWB

hwb(259.5, 0%, 14.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#94db00

Analogous

#0026db

#4700db

#b500db

Triadic

#4700db

#db4700

#00db47

Split-complementary

#4700db

#dbb500

#26db00

Tetradic

#4700db

#db0094

#94db00

#00db47

Square

#4700db

#db0026

#94db00

#00dbb5

Shades

Color #4700db mixed toward black.

#3b00b6

#2f0092

#24006d

#180049

#0c0024

Tints

Color #4700db mixed toward white.

#5b0cff

#7c3dff

#9d6dff

#bd9eff

#deceff

Tones

Color #4700db mixed toward gray.

#4d12c9

#5424b6

#5a37a4

#614992

#675b80

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.29:1

White text reads better on this background (9.17:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#3535c2 · ΔE 7

Deuteranopia

#383bbb · ΔE 8.7

Tritanopia

#45aaa4 · ΔE 50.4

Achromatopsia

#484848 · ΔE 32.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #4700db;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4700db]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#4700db (#4700db) is rgb(71, 0, 219) in RGB.

No, #4700db is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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