#4d7cbd

Color #4d7cbd

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 10.47 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#4d7cbd

RGB

rgb(77, 124, 189)

HSL

hsl(214.8, 45.9%, 52.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.8, 59.3%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(59.3%, 34.4%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(51.46, 3.88, -38.92)

LCH

lch(51.46, 39.11, 275.69)

OKLCH

oklch(58.2%, 0.1131, 256.76)

HWB

hwb(214.8, 30.2%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bd8e4d

Analogous

#4db4bd

#4d7cbd

#564dbd

Triadic

#4d7cbd

#bd4d7c

#7cbd4d

Split-complementary

#4d7cbd

#bd564d

#b4bd4d

Tetradic

#4d7cbd

#8e4dbd

#bd8e4d

#7cbd4d

Square

#4d7cbd

#bd4db4

#bd8e4d

#4dbd56

Shades

Color #4d7cbd mixed toward black.

#3c67a2

#305281

#243e61

#182941

#0c1520

Tints

Color #4d7cbd mixed toward white.

#6b92c8

#88a8d3

#a6bede

#c4d3e9

#e1e9f4

Tones

Color #4d7cbd mixed toward gray.

#567eb4

#607faa

#6981a1

#728298

#7c848e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.93:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.93:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6565b0 · ΔE 11.9

Deuteranopia

#625ead · ΔE 13.8

Tritanopia

#50a5a2 · ΔE 26.6

Achromatopsia

#7b7b7b · ΔE 20.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4d7cbd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4d7cbd]

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

#4d7cbd (#4d7cbd) is rgb(77, 124, 189) in RGB.

No, #4d7cbd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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