#4a5b74

Color #4a5b74

A muted dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 13.32 Nearest Tailwind class slate-600 #45556c · ΔE 2.2

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Conversions

HEX

#4a5b74

RGB

rgb(74, 91, 116)

HSL

hsl(215.7, 22.1%, 37.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.7, 36.2%, 45.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(36.2%, 21.6%, 0%, 54.5%)

LAB

lab(38.2, 0.19, -16.28)

LCH

lch(38.2, 16.28, 270.67)

OKLCH

oklch(46.7%, 0.0459, 257.93)

HWB

hwb(215.7, 29%, 54.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#74634a

Analogous

#4a7074

#4a5b74

#4e4a74

Triadic

#4a5b74

#744a5b

#5b744a

Split-complementary

#4a5b74

#744e4a

#70744a

Tetradic

#4a5b74

#634a74

#74634a

#5b744a

Square

#4a5b74

#744a70

#74634a

#4a744e

Shades

Color #4a5b74 mixed toward black.

#3e4c61

#313d4d

#252e3a

#191e27

#0c0f13

Tints

Color #4a5b74 mixed toward white.

#5f7595

#7d90ac

#9dacc1

#bec7d5

#dee3ea

Tones

Color #4a5b74 mixed toward gray.

#4e5c71

#515c6d

#555d6a

#585e66

#5c5e63

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.91:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.04:1

White text reads better on this background (6.91:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#52526f · ΔE 8.2

Deuteranopia

#51506d · ΔE 8.8

Tritanopia

#4b6a69 · ΔE 15.8

Achromatopsia

#5a5a5a · ΔE 11.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4a5b74;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4a5b74]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#4a5b74 (#4a5b74) is rgb(74, 91, 116) in RGB.

No, #4a5b74 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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