#4a7abd

Color #4a7abd

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 11.76 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 6.7

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Conversions

HEX

#4a7abd

RGB

rgb(74, 122, 189)

HSL

hsl(215, 46.6%, 51.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215, 60.8%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(60.8%, 35.4%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(50.74, 4.49, -40.06)

LCH

lch(50.74, 40.31, 276.4)

OKLCH

oklch(57.6%, 0.1164, 256.99)

HWB

hwb(215, 29%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bd8d4a

Analogous

#4ab4bd

#4a7abd

#544abd

Triadic

#4a7abd

#bd4a7a

#7abd4a

Split-complementary

#4a7abd

#bd544a

#b4bd4a

Tetradic

#4a7abd

#8d4abd

#bd8d4a

#7abd4a

Square

#4a7abd

#bd4ab4

#bd8d4a

#4abd54

Shades

Color #4a7abd mixed toward black.

#3b65a1

#2f5181

#233d60

#172840

#0c1420

Tints

Color #4a7abd mixed toward white.

#6890c8

#86a6d3

#a5bcde

#c3d3e9

#e1e9f4

Tones

Color #4a7abd mixed toward gray.

#547cb4

#5d7daa

#677fa0

#708097

#7a828d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.81:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.81:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6263b0 · ΔE 11.7

Deuteranopia

#605cac · ΔE 13.8

Tritanopia

#4da4a2 · ΔE 26.8

Achromatopsia

#797979 · ΔE 21.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4a7abd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4a7abd]

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

#4a7abd (#4a7abd) is rgb(74, 122, 189) in RGB.

No, #4a7abd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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