#4e556e

Color #4e556e

A muted dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 12.8 Nearest Tailwind class slate-600 #45556c · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#4e556e

RGB

rgb(78, 85, 110)

HSL

hsl(226.9, 17%, 36.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(226.9, 29.1%, 43.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(29.1%, 22.7%, 0%, 56.9%)

LAB

lab(36.45, 3.54, -15.22)

LCH

lch(36.45, 15.63, 283.09)

OKLCH

oklch(45.3%, 0.0419, 272.46)

HWB

hwb(226.9, 30.6%, 56.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6e674e

Analogous

#4e656e

#4e556e

#574e6e

Triadic

#4e556e

#6e4e55

#556e4e

Split-complementary

#4e556e

#6e574e

#656e4e

Tetradic

#4e556e

#674e6e

#6e674e

#556e4e

Square

#4e556e

#6e4e65

#6e674e

#4e6e57

Shades

Color #4e556e mixed toward black.

#41475c

#343949

#272b37

#1a1c25

#0d0e12

Tints

Color #4e556e mixed toward white.

#646d8d

#8189a6

#a1a7bc

#c0c4d2

#e0e2e9

Tones

Color #4e556e mixed toward gray.

#51576b

#535869

#565a66

#595b63

#5b5d61

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.85:1

White text reads better on this background (7.37:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#515169 · ΔE 3.3

Deuteranopia

#515067 · ΔE 3.8

Tritanopia

#4e6463 · ΔE 16.7

Achromatopsia

#565656 · ΔE 11.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4e556e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e556e]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#4e556e (#4e556e) is rgb(78, 85, 110) in RGB.

No, #4e556e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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