#4d79bd

Color #4d79bd

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 12.82 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#4d79bd

RGB

rgb(77, 121, 189)

HSL

hsl(216.4, 45.9%, 52.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.4, 59.3%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(59.3%, 36%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(50.6, 5.7, -40.27)

LCH

lch(50.6, 40.67, 278.06)

OKLCH

oklch(57.6%, 0.1162, 258.84)

HWB

hwb(216.4, 30.2%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bd914d

Analogous

#4db1bd

#4d79bd

#594dbd

Triadic

#4d79bd

#bd4d79

#79bd4d

Split-complementary

#4d79bd

#bd594d

#b1bd4d

Tetradic

#4d79bd

#914dbd

#bd914d

#79bd4d

Square

#4d79bd

#bd4db1

#bd914d

#4dbd59

Shades

Color #4d79bd mixed toward black.

#3c64a2

#305081

#243c61

#182841

#0c1420

Tints

Color #4d79bd mixed toward white.

#6b8fc8

#88a6d3

#a6bcde

#c4d2e9

#e1e9f4

Tones

Color #4d79bd mixed toward gray.

#567bb4

#607daa

#697fa1

#728198

#7c838e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.79:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.79:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6363b0 · ΔE 11.1

Deuteranopia

#605dac · ΔE 12.8

Tritanopia

#50a4a1 · ΔE 27.5

Achromatopsia

#787878 · ΔE 21.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4d79bd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4d79bd]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#4d79bd (#4d79bd) is rgb(77, 121, 189) in RGB.

No, #4d79bd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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