#4d72b6

Color #4d72b6

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 14.67 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 8

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Conversions

HEX

#4d72b6

RGB

rgb(77, 114, 182)

HSL

hsl(218.9, 41.8%, 50.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.9, 57.7%, 71.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(57.7%, 37.4%, 0%, 28.6%)

LAB

lab(48.25, 7.63, -39.96)

LCH

lch(48.25, 40.68, 280.81)

OKLCH

oklch(55.6%, 0.1144, 261.76)

HWB

hwb(218.9, 30.2%, 28.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b6914d

Analogous

#4da6b6

#4d72b6

#5d4db6

Triadic

#4d72b6

#b64d72

#72b64d

Split-complementary

#4d72b6

#b65d4d

#a6b64d

Tetradic

#4d72b6

#914db6

#b6914d

#72b64d

Square

#4d72b6

#b64da6

#b6914d

#4db65d

Shades

Color #4d72b6 mixed toward black.

#3f5f99

#324c7a

#26395c

#19263d

#0d131f

Tints

Color #4d72b6 mixed toward white.

#6b89c2

#88a1ce

#a6b8da

#c4d0e7

#e1e7f3

Tones

Color #4d72b6 mixed toward gray.

#5675ad

#5f77a5

#677a9c

#707c93

#797f8a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.77:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.4:1

White text reads better on this background (4.77:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5f60a9 · ΔE 9.3

Deuteranopia

#5d5aa5 · ΔE 11

Tritanopia

#4f9d9b · ΔE 27.6

Achromatopsia

#737373 · ΔE 21.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #4d72b6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4d72b6]

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

#4d72b6 (#4d72b6) is rgb(77, 114, 182) in RGB.

No, #4d72b6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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