#4e688e

Color #4e688e

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 13.3 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#4e688e

RGB

rgb(78, 104, 142)

HSL

hsl(215.6, 29.1%, 43.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.6, 45.1%, 55.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(45.1%, 26.8%, 0%, 44.3%)

LAB

lab(43.47, 1.12, -23.9)

LCH

lch(43.47, 23.93, 272.68)

OKLCH

oklch(51.3%, 0.0681, 257.8)

HWB

hwb(215.6, 30.6%, 44.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8e744e

Analogous

#4e888e

#4e688e

#544e8e

Triadic

#4e688e

#8e4e68

#688e4e

Split-complementary

#4e688e

#8e544e

#888e4e

Tetradic

#4e688e

#744e8e

#8e744e

#688e4e

Square

#4e688e

#8e4e88

#8e744e

#4e8e54

Shades

Color #4e688e mixed toward black.

#415776

#34455f

#273447

#1a232f

#0d1118

Tints

Color #4e688e mixed toward white.

#6380a9

#8299ba

#a1b3cc

#c1ccdd

#e0e6ee

Tones

Color #4e688e mixed toward gray.

#536989

#596a83

#5e6b7e

#636c79

#696d73

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.68:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.69:1

White text reads better on this background (5.68:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5a5b86 · ΔE 8.7

Deuteranopia

#595784 · ΔE 9.9

Tritanopia

#507f7e · ΔE 20.1

Achromatopsia

#676767 · ΔE 15.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4e688e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e688e]

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

#4e688e (#4e688e) is rgb(78, 104, 142) in RGB.

No, #4e688e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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