#4e789d

Color #4e789d

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 8.58 Nearest Tailwind class slate-500 #62748e · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#4e789d

RGB

rgb(78, 120, 157)

HSL

hsl(208.1, 33.6%, 46.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(208.1, 50.3%, 61.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(50.3%, 23.6%, 0%, 38.4%)

LAB

lab(48.87, -3.85, -24.41)

LCH

lch(48.87, 24.71, 261.04)

OKLCH

oklch(55.7%, 0.0744, 246.23)

HWB

hwb(208.1, 30.6%, 38.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9d734e

Analogous

#4e9d9b

#4e789d

#4e519d

Triadic

#4e789d

#9d4e78

#789d4e

Split-complementary

#4e789d

#9d4e51

#9d9b4e

Tetradic

#4e789d

#734e9d

#9d734e

#789d4e

Square

#4e789d

#9b4e9d

#9d734e

#519d4e

Shades

Color #4e789d mixed toward black.

#416483

#345069

#273c4f

#1a2834

#0d141a

Tints

Color #4e789d mixed toward white.

#668fb3

#85a5c2

#a3bcd1

#c2d2e1

#e0e9f0

Tones

Color #4e789d mixed toward gray.

#557896

#5b7790

#627789

#687683

#6f767c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.67:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.5:1

White text reads better on this background (4.67:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#636395 · ΔE 13.4

Deuteranopia

#605d93 · ΔE 14.6

Tritanopia

#518e8d · ΔE 18.3

Achromatopsia

#747474 · ΔE 16

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4e789d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e789d]

Related colors

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#4e789d (#4e789d) is rgb(78, 120, 157) in RGB.

No, #4e789d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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