#4b5e87

Color #4b5e87

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 16.62 Nearest Tailwind class slate-600 #45556c · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#4b5e87

RGB

rgb(75, 94, 135)

HSL

hsl(221, 28.6%, 41.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(221, 44.4%, 52.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(44.4%, 30.4%, 0%, 47.1%)

LAB

lab(40, 4.31, -25.09)

LCH

lch(40, 25.46, 279.75)

OKLCH

oklch(48.4%, 0.0704, 264.86)

HWB

hwb(221, 29.4%, 47.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#87744b

Analogous

#4b7c87

#4b5e87

#564b87

Triadic

#4b5e87

#874b5e

#5e874b

Split-complementary

#4b5e87

#87564b

#7c874b

Tetradic

#4b5e87

#744b87

#87744b

#5e874b

Square

#4b5e87

#874b7c

#87744b

#4b8756

Shades

Color #4b5e87 mixed toward black.

#3f4e71

#323f5a

#262f44

#191f2d

#0d1017

Tints

Color #4b5e87 mixed toward white.

#5e75a6

#7e91b8

#9facc9

#bfc8db

#dfe3ed

Tones

Color #4b5e87 mixed toward gray.

#506082

#55627d

#5a6478

#5f6573

#64676e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.46:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.25:1

White text reads better on this background (6.46:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#54547f · ΔE 6.4

Deuteranopia

#53517c · ΔE 7.4

Tritanopia

#4c7776 · ΔE 21.8

Achromatopsia

#5e5e5e · ΔE 16.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4b5e87;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4b5e87]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#4b5e87 (#4b5e87) is rgb(75, 94, 135) in RGB.

No, #4b5e87 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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