#4d74db

Color #4d74db

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Royal Blue #4169e1 · ΔE 11.46 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#4d74db

RGB

rgb(77, 116, 219)

HSL

hsl(223.5, 66.4%, 58%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(223.5, 64.8%, 85.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(64.8%, 47%, 0%, 14.1%)

LAB

lab(50.9, 19.05, -56.9)

LCH

lch(50.9, 60, 288.51)

OKLCH

oklch(58.3%, 0.1632, 265.92)

HWB

hwb(223.5, 30.2%, 14.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dbb44d

Analogous

#4dbbdb

#4d74db

#6d4ddb

Triadic

#4d74db

#db4d74

#74db4d

Split-complementary

#4d74db

#db6d4d

#bbdb4d

Tetradic

#4d74db

#b44ddb

#dbb44d

#74db4d

Square

#4d74db

#db4dbb

#dbb44d

#4ddb6d

Shades

Color #4d74db mixed toward black.

#2956cd

#2145a4

#19347b

#112352

#081129

Tints

Color #4d74db mixed toward white.

#6a8be1

#88a2e7

#a6b9ed

#c4d1f3

#e1e8f9

Tones

Color #4d74db mixed toward gray.

#5979cf

#647fc3

#7084b7

#7c89ac

#888fa0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.84:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.84:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6061c8 · ΔE 8.6

Deuteranopia

#5e5bc3 · ΔE 10.4

Tritanopia

#50b8b4 · ΔE 35.1

Achromatopsia

#797979 · ΔE 25.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4d74db;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4d74db]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#4d74db (#4d74db) is rgb(77, 116, 219) in RGB.

No, #4d74db is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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