#4e8aac

Color #4e8aac

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 10.23 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-600 #0092b8 · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#4e8aac

RGB

rgb(78, 138, 172)

HSL

hsl(201.7, 37.6%, 49%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(201.7, 54.7%, 67.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(54.7%, 19.8%, 0%, 32.5%)

LAB

lab(54.84, -9.57, -23.89)

LCH

lch(54.84, 25.74, 248.17)

OKLCH

oklch(60.7%, 0.0812, 235.14)

HWB

hwb(201.7, 30.6%, 32.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ac704e

Analogous

#4eac9f

#4e8aac

#4e5bac

Triadic

#4e8aac

#ac4e8a

#8aac4e

Split-complementary

#4e8aac

#ac4e5b

#ac9f4e

Tetradic

#4e8aac

#704eac

#ac704e

#8aac4e

Square

#4e8aac

#9f4eac

#ac704e

#5bac4e

Shades

Color #4e8aac mixed toward black.

#41738f

#345c73

#274556

#1a2e39

#0d171d

Tints

Color #4e8aac mixed toward white.

#6a9ebb

#88b1c9

#a6c5d6

#c3d8e4

#e1ecf1

Tones

Color #4e8aac mixed toward gray.

#5688a4

#5e869c

#658394

#6d818d

#757f85

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.56:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.56:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6d6ea5 · ΔE 17.5

Deuteranopia

#6a65a3 · ΔE 19.5

Tritanopia

#529e9d · ΔE 15.8

Achromatopsia

#838383 · ΔE 17

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4e8aac;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e8aac]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Frequently asked questions

#4e8aac (#4e8aac) is rgb(78, 138, 172) in RGB.

No, #4e8aac is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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