#4e84aa

Color #4e84aa

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 7.12 Nearest Tailwind class sky-600 #0084d1 · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#4e84aa

RGB

rgb(78, 132, 170)

HSL

hsl(204.8, 37.1%, 48.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(204.8, 54.1%, 66.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(54.1%, 22.4%, 0%, 33.3%)

LAB

lab(52.97, -6.78, -25.62)

LCH

lch(52.97, 26.5, 255.18)

OKLCH

oklch(59.2%, 0.082, 240.71)

HWB

hwb(204.8, 30.6%, 33.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aa744e

Analogous

#4eaaa2

#4e84aa

#4e56aa

Triadic

#4e84aa

#aa4e84

#84aa4e

Split-complementary

#4e84aa

#aa4e56

#aaa24e

Tetradic

#4e84aa

#744eaa

#aa744e

#84aa4e

Square

#4e84aa

#a24eaa

#aa744e

#56aa4e

Shades

Color #4e84aa mixed toward black.

#416e8e

#345871

#274255

#1a2c39

#0d161c

Tints

Color #4e84aa mixed toward white.

#6999ba

#87adc8

#a5c2d6

#c3d6e4

#e1ebf1

Tones

Color #4e84aa mixed toward gray.

#5683a2

#5d819b

#658093

#6d7f8b

#747d84

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.2:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.2:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6a6aa2 · ΔE 15.8

Deuteranopia

#6662a0 · ΔE 17.5

Tritanopia

#529b99 · ΔE 18

Achromatopsia

#7e7e7e · ΔE 17

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4e84aa;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e84aa]

Related colors

Charcoal #36454f

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#4e84aa (#4e84aa) is rgb(78, 132, 170) in RGB.

No, #4e84aa is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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