#4a7cbf

Color #4a7cbf

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 11.36 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#4a7cbf

RGB

rgb(74, 124, 191)

HSL

hsl(214.4, 47.8%, 52%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.4, 61.3%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(61.3%, 35.1%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(51.42, 3.96, -40.14)

LCH

lch(51.42, 40.33, 275.63)

OKLCH

oklch(58.2%, 0.1171, 256.21)

HWB

hwb(214.4, 29%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bf8d4a

Analogous

#4ab7bf

#4a7cbf

#534abf

Triadic

#4a7cbf

#bf4a7c

#7cbf4a

Split-complementary

#4a7cbf

#bf534a

#b7bf4a

Tetradic

#4a7cbf

#8d4abf

#bf8d4a

#7cbf4a

Square

#4a7cbf

#bf4ab7

#bf8d4a

#4abf53

Shades

Color #4a7cbf mixed toward black.

#3a67a3

#2e5283

#233e62

#172941

#0c1521

Tints

Color #4a7cbf mixed toward white.

#6892ca

#86a8d4

#a5bedf

#c3d3ea

#e1e9f4

Tones

Color #4a7cbf mixed toward gray.

#547db5

#5e7fac

#6780a2

#718298

#7b838e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.93:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.93:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6464b2 · ΔE 12.4

Deuteranopia

#615dae · ΔE 14.3

Tritanopia

#4da6a4 · ΔE 26.7

Achromatopsia

#7a7a7a · ΔE 21.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4a7cbf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4a7cbf]

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

#4a7cbf (#4a7cbf) is rgb(74, 124, 191) in RGB.

No, #4a7cbf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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