#4b6799

Color #4b6799

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 12.48 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#4b6799

RGB

rgb(75, 103, 153)

HSL

hsl(218.5, 34.2%, 44.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.5, 51%, 60%)

CMYK

cmyk(51%, 32.7%, 0%, 40%)

LAB

lab(43.5, 4.41, -30.42)

LCH

lch(43.5, 30.74, 278.25)

OKLCH

oklch(51.4%, 0.0865, 261.49)

HWB

hwb(218.5, 29.4%, 40%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#997d4b

Analogous

#4b8e99

#4b6799

#564b99

Triadic

#4b6799

#994b67

#67994b

Split-complementary

#4b6799

#99564b

#8e994b

Tetradic

#4b6799

#7d4b99

#997d4b

#67994b

Square

#4b6799

#994b8e

#997d4b

#4b9956

Shades

Color #4b6799 mixed toward black.

#3f567f

#324566

#26334c

#192233

#0d1119

Tints

Color #4b6799 mixed toward white.

#617eb2

#8198c1

#a0b2d1

#c0cbe0

#dfe5f0

Tones

Color #4b6799 mixed toward gray.

#516992

#586b8c

#5e6c85

#656e7f

#6b7078

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.68:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.7:1

White text reads better on this background (5.68:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#58598f · ΔE 7.9

Deuteranopia

#57558c · ΔE 9.2

Tritanopia

#4d8684 · ΔE 23.9

Achromatopsia

#676767 · ΔE 18.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4b6799;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4b6799]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#4b6799 (#4b6799) is rgb(75, 103, 153) in RGB.

No, #4b6799 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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