#4e748e

Color #4e748e

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 10.47 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#4e748e

RGB

rgb(78, 116, 142)

HSL

hsl(204.4, 29.1%, 43.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(204.4, 45.1%, 55.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(45.1%, 18.3%, 0%, 44.3%)

LAB

lab(47.06, -6.06, -18.37)

LCH

lch(47.06, 19.34, 251.74)

OKLCH

oklch(54.1%, 0.0592, 239.24)

HWB

hwb(204.4, 30.6%, 44.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8e684e

Analogous

#4e8e88

#4e748e

#4e548e

Triadic

#4e748e

#8e4e74

#748e4e

Split-complementary

#4e748e

#8e4e54

#8e884e

Tetradic

#4e748e

#684e8e

#8e684e

#748e4e

Square

#4e748e

#884e8e

#8e684e

#548e4e

Shades

Color #4e748e mixed toward black.

#416176

#344d5f

#273a47

#1a272f

#0d1318

Tints

Color #4e748e mixed toward white.

#638da9

#82a4ba

#a1bacc

#c1d1dd

#e0e8ee

Tones

Color #4e748e mixed toward gray.

#537389

#597283

#5e717e

#637079

#696f73

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.21:1

White text reads better on this background (4.98:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#616188 · ΔE 15.3

Deuteranopia

#5e5b87 · ΔE 16.4

Tritanopia

#508482 · ΔE 14.9

Achromatopsia

#707070 · ΔE 14

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4e748e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e748e]

Related colors

Charcoal #36454f

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#4e748e (#4e748e) is rgb(78, 116, 142) in RGB.

No, #4e748e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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