#4e5e89

Color #4e5e89

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 16.9 Nearest Tailwind class slate-600 #45556c · ΔE 7.1

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Conversions

HEX

#4e5e89

RGB

rgb(78, 94, 137)

HSL

hsl(223.7, 27.4%, 42.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(223.7, 43.1%, 53.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(43.1%, 31.4%, 0%, 46.3%)

LAB

lab(40.3, 5.77, -25.82)

LCH

lch(40.3, 26.46, 282.6)

OKLCH

oklch(48.7%, 0.0722, 268.1)

HWB

hwb(223.7, 30.6%, 46.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#89794e

Analogous

#4e7c89

#4e5e89

#5c4e89

Triadic

#4e5e89

#894e5e

#5e894e

Split-complementary

#4e5e89

#895c4e

#7c894e

Tetradic

#4e5e89

#794e89

#89794e

#5e894e

Square

#4e5e89

#894e7c

#89794e

#4e895c

Shades

Color #4e5e89 mixed toward black.

#414e72

#343f5b

#272f45

#1a1f2e

#0d1017

Tints

Color #4e5e89 mixed toward white.

#6375a6

#8290b8

#a1acc9

#c0c8db

#e0e3ed

Tones

Color #4e5e89 mixed toward gray.

#536084

#58637f

#5d657a

#626775

#676971

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.29:1

White text reads better on this background (6.39:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#555680 · ΔE 5.2

Deuteranopia

#54537e · ΔE 6.1

Tritanopia

#4f7977 · ΔE 23

Achromatopsia

#5f5f5f · ΔE 16.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4e5e89;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e5e89]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#4e5e89 (#4e5e89) is rgb(78, 94, 137) in RGB.

No, #4e5e89 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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