#4c72a6

Color #4c72a6

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 8.01 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#4c72a6

RGB

rgb(76, 114, 166)

HSL

hsl(214.7, 37.2%, 47.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.7, 54.2%, 65.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(54.2%, 31.3%, 0%, 34.9%)

LAB

lab(47.4, 2.12, -31.98)

LCH

lch(47.4, 32.05, 273.79)

OKLCH

oklch(54.7%, 0.0926, 256.5)

HWB

hwb(214.7, 29.8%, 34.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a6804c

Analogous

#4c9fa6

#4c72a6

#534ca6

Triadic

#4c72a6

#a64c72

#72a64c

Split-complementary

#4c72a6

#a6534c

#9fa64c

Tetradic

#4c72a6

#804ca6

#a6804c

#72a64c

Square

#4c72a6

#a64c9f

#a6804c

#4ca653

Shades

Color #4c72a6 mixed toward black.

#3f5f8a

#334c6f

#263953

#192637

#0d131c

Tints

Color #4c72a6 mixed toward white.

#6689b9

#85a1c7

#a3b8d5

#c2d0e3

#e0e7f1

Tones

Color #4c72a6 mixed toward gray.

#54739f

#5b7497

#637690

#6a7788

#727881

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.92:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.26:1

White text reads better on this background (4.92:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5f5f9b · ΔE 10.6

Deuteranopia

#5d5a99 · ΔE 11.8

Tritanopia

#4e9290 · ΔE 23.7

Achromatopsia

#707070 · ΔE 18.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #4c72a6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4c72a6]

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

#4c72a6 (#4c72a6) is rgb(76, 114, 166) in RGB.

No, #4c72a6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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