#4e5c8a

Color #4e5c8a

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 17.78 Nearest Tailwind class slate-600 #45556c · ΔE 7.5

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Conversions

HEX

#4e5c8a

RGB

rgb(78, 92, 138)

HSL

hsl(226, 27.8%, 42.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(226, 43.5%, 54.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(43.5%, 33.3%, 0%, 45.9%)

LAB

lab(39.76, 7.34, -27.26)

LCH

lch(39.76, 28.23, 285.07)

OKLCH

oklch(48.3%, 0.0764, 270.45)

HWB

hwb(226, 30.6%, 45.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8a7c4e

Analogous

#4e7a8a

#4e5c8a

#5e4e8a

Triadic

#4e5c8a

#8a4e5c

#5c8a4e

Split-complementary

#4e5c8a

#8a5e4e

#7a8a4e

Tetradic

#4e5c8a

#7c4e8a

#8a7c4e

#5c8a4e

Square

#4e5c8a

#8a4e7a

#8a7c4e

#4e8a5e

Shades

Color #4e5c8a mixed toward black.

#414d73

#343d5c

#272e45

#1a1f2e

#0d0f17

Tints

Color #4e5c8a mixed toward white.

#6372a7

#828fb8

#a1abca

#c0c7dc

#e0e3ed

Tones

Color #4e5c8a mixed toward gray.

#535f85

#586180

#5d647b

#626776

#676971

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.52:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.22:1

White text reads better on this background (6.52:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#545581 · ΔE 4.4

Deuteranopia

#54537e · ΔE 5.3

Tritanopia

#4f7977 · ΔE 23.8

Achromatopsia

#5e5e5e · ΔE 17.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #4e5c8a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e5c8a]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#4e5c8a (#4e5c8a) is rgb(78, 92, 138) in RGB.

No, #4e5c8a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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