#4e4ac4

Color #4e4ac4

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Slate Blue #6a5acd · ΔE 8.8 Nearest Tailwind class blue-700 #1447e6 · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#4e4ac4

RGB

rgb(78, 74, 196)

HSL

hsl(242, 50.8%, 52.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(242, 62.2%, 76.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(60.2%, 62.2%, 0%, 23.1%)

LAB

lab(38.73, 37.57, -63.38)

LCH

lch(38.73, 73.68, 300.66)

OKLCH

oklch(48.7%, 0.1844, 278.51)

HWB

hwb(242, 29%, 23.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c0c44a

Analogous

#4a83c4

#4e4ac4

#8b4ac4

Triadic

#4e4ac4

#c44e4a

#4ac44e

Split-complementary

#4e4ac4

#c48b4a

#83c44a

Tetradic

#4e4ac4

#c44ac0

#c0c44a

#4ac44e

Square

#4e4ac4

#c44a83

#c0c44a

#4ac48b

Shades

Color #4e4ac4 mixed toward black.

#3b37aa

#2f2c88

#232166

#181644

#0c0b22

Tints

Color #4e4ac4 mixed toward white.

#6b68ce

#8986d8

#a6a4e1

#c4c3eb

#e1e1f5

Tones

Color #4e4ac4 mixed toward gray.

#5754ba

#615eb0

#6a68a5

#74739b

#7d7d91

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.77:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.1:1

White text reads better on this background (6.77:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4c4cb0 · ΔE 3.1

Deuteranopia

#4d4dab · ΔE 3.9

Tritanopia

#4e9e9a · ΔE 39.6

Achromatopsia

#5b5b5b · ΔE 27.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4e4ac4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e4ac4]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#4e4ac4 (#4e4ac4) is rgb(78, 74, 196) in RGB.

No, #4e4ac4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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