#4a6f9d

Color #4a6f9d

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 8.61 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#4a6f9d

RGB

rgb(74, 111, 157)

HSL

hsl(213.3, 35.9%, 45.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(213.3, 52.9%, 61.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(52.9%, 29.3%, 0%, 38.4%)

LAB

lab(45.99, 0.55, -28.91)

LCH

lch(45.99, 28.92, 271.09)

OKLCH

oklch(53.4%, 0.0842, 254.43)

HWB

hwb(213.3, 29%, 38.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9d784a

Analogous

#4a989d

#4a6f9d

#4f4a9d

Triadic

#4a6f9d

#9d4a6f

#6f9d4a

Split-complementary

#4a6f9d

#9d4f4a

#989d4a

Tetradic

#4a6f9d

#784a9d

#9d784a

#6f9d4a

Square

#4a6f9d

#9d4a98

#9d784a

#4a9d4f

Shades

Color #4a6f9d mixed toward black.

#3e5c83

#314a69

#25374e

#192534

#0c121a

Tints

Color #4a6f9d mixed toward white.

#6186b4

#819ec3

#a0b7d2

#c0cfe1

#dfe7f0

Tones

Color #4a6f9d mixed toward gray.

#517096

#58708f

#5f7188

#667281

#6d737a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.18:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.05:1

White text reads better on this background (5.18:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5c5d94 · ΔE 10.5

Deuteranopia

#5a5791 · ΔE 12.1

Tritanopia

#4c8b8a · ΔE 21.8

Achromatopsia

#6d6d6d · ΔE 17.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #4a6f9d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4a6f9d]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#4a6f9d (#4a6f9d) is rgb(74, 111, 157) in RGB.

No, #4a6f9d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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