#4a83ae

Color #4a83ae

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 4.16 Nearest Tailwind class sky-600 #0084d1 · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#4a83ae

RGB

rgb(74, 131, 174)

HSL

hsl(205.8, 40.3%, 48.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(205.8, 57.5%, 68.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(57.5%, 24.7%, 0%, 31.8%)

LAB

lab(52.67, -5.81, -28.41)

LCH

lch(52.67, 29, 258.44)

OKLCH

oklch(58.9%, 0.0894, 242.86)

HWB

hwb(205.8, 29%, 31.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ae754a

Analogous

#4aaea7

#4a83ae

#4a51ae

Triadic

#4a83ae

#ae4a83

#83ae4a

Split-complementary

#4a83ae

#ae4a51

#aea74a

Tetradic

#4a83ae

#754aae

#ae754a

#83ae4a

Square

#4a83ae

#a74aae

#ae754a

#51ae4a

Shades

Color #4a83ae mixed toward black.

#3e6d91

#315774

#254157

#192c3a

#0c161d

Tints

Color #4a83ae mixed toward white.

#6698be

#84adcb

#a3c1d8

#c2d6e5

#e0eaf2

Tones

Color #4a83ae mixed toward gray.

#5282a6

#5b819d

#637f95

#6b7e8d

#747d84

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.08:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.15:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.15:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6868a5 · ΔE 15.7

Deuteranopia

#6460a3 · ΔE 17.4

Tritanopia

#4e9d9b · ΔE 19.6

Achromatopsia

#7e7e7e · ΔE 17.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4a83ae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4a83ae]

Related colors

Steel Blue #4682b4

Charcoal #36454f

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#4a83ae (#4a83ae) is rgb(74, 131, 174) in RGB.

No, #4a83ae is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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