#4e6aae

Color #4e6aae

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 17.38 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 8

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Conversions

HEX

#4e6aae

RGB

rgb(78, 106, 174)

HSL

hsl(222.5, 38.1%, 49.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(222.5, 55.2%, 68.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(55.2%, 39.1%, 0%, 31.8%)

LAB

lab(45.61, 10.13, -39.47)

LCH

lch(45.61, 40.75, 284.39)

OKLCH

oklch(53.5%, 0.1121, 265.86)

HWB

hwb(222.5, 30.6%, 31.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ae924e

Analogous

#4e9aae

#4e6aae

#624eae

Triadic

#4e6aae

#ae4e6a

#6aae4e

Split-complementary

#4e6aae

#ae624e

#9aae4e

Tetradic

#4e6aae

#924eae

#ae924e

#6aae4e

Square

#4e6aae

#ae4e9a

#ae924e

#4eae62

Shades

Color #4e6aae mixed toward black.

#415891

#344774

#273557

#1a233a

#0d121d

Tints

Color #4e6aae mixed toward white.

#6b82bc

#889bca

#a6b4d7

#c4cde4

#e1e6f2

Tones

Color #4e6aae mixed toward gray.

#566da6

#5e719e

#667496

#6e778e

#767b86

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

4:1

White text reads better on this background (5.25:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5b5ca1 · ΔE 7.2

Deuteranopia

#5a589d · ΔE 8.5

Tritanopia

#509593 · ΔE 28

Achromatopsia

#6c6c6c · ΔE 21.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4e6aae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e6aae]

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

#4e6aae (#4e6aae) is rgb(78, 106, 174) in RGB.

No, #4e6aae is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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