#4a87a6

Color #4a87a6

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 11.76 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-600 #0092b8 · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#4a87a6

RGB

rgb(74, 135, 166)

HSL

hsl(200.2, 38.3%, 47.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(200.2, 55.4%, 65.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(55.4%, 18.7%, 0%, 34.9%)

LAB

lab(53.53, -10.62, -22.47)

LCH

lch(53.53, 24.85, 244.7)

OKLCH

oklch(59.5%, 0.0791, 232.35)

HWB

hwb(200.2, 29%, 34.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a6694a

Analogous

#4aa697

#4a87a6

#4a59a6

Triadic

#4a87a6

#a64a87

#87a64a

Split-complementary

#4a87a6

#a64a59

#a6974a

Tetradic

#4a87a6

#694aa6

#a6694a

#87a64a

Square

#4a87a6

#974aa6

#a6694a

#59a64a

Shades

Color #4a87a6 mixed toward black.

#3e718a

#315a6f

#254453

#192d37

#0c171c

Tints

Color #4a87a6 mixed toward white.

#649dba

#83b0c8

#a2c4d5

#c1d8e3

#e0ebf1

Tones

Color #4a87a6 mixed toward gray.

#52859e

#598297

#61808f

#697d87

#707b80

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.31:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.31:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6a6a9f · ΔE 18.6

Deuteranopia

#66619e · ΔE 20.2

Tritanopia

#4e9a98 · ΔE 15.2

Achromatopsia

#808080 · ΔE 16.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4a87a6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4a87a6]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#4a87a6 (#4a87a6) is rgb(74, 135, 166) in RGB.

No, #4a87a6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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