#49598e

Color #49598e

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 19.08 Nearest Tailwind class slate-600 #45556c · ΔE 7.7

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Conversions

HEX

#49598e

RGB

rgb(73, 89, 142)

HSL

hsl(226.1, 32.1%, 42.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(226.1, 48.6%, 55.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(48.6%, 37.3%, 0%, 44.3%)

LAB

lab(38.75, 9.15, -31.29)

LCH

lch(38.75, 32.6, 286.3)

OKLCH

oklch(47.5%, 0.0882, 270.06)

HWB

hwb(226.1, 28.6%, 44.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8e7e49

Analogous

#497c8e

#49598e

#5c498e

Triadic

#49598e

#8e4959

#598e49

Split-complementary

#49598e

#8e5c49

#7c8e49

Tetradic

#49598e

#7e498e

#8e7e49

#598e49

Square

#49598e

#8e497c

#8e7e49

#498e5c

Shades

Color #49598e mixed toward black.

#3d4a76

#313b5f

#252d47

#181e2f

#0c0f18

Tints

Color #49598e mixed toward white.

#5d6fac

#7d8cbc

#9ea9cd

#bec5de

#dfe2ee

Tones

Color #49598e mixed toward gray.

#4f5c88

#555f83

#5a627d

#606577

#666971

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.77:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.1:1

White text reads better on this background (6.77:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#505184 · ΔE 4.7

Deuteranopia

#4f4e81 · ΔE 5.6

Tritanopia

#4a7b78 · ΔE 25.7

Achromatopsia

#5b5b5b · ΔE 19.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #49598e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#49598e]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#49598e (#49598e) is rgb(73, 89, 142) in RGB.

No, #49598e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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