#4f53ab

Color #4f53ab

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Dark Slate Blue #483d8b · ΔE 10.43 Nearest Tailwind class blue-800 #193cb8 · ΔE 8.4

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Conversions

HEX

#4f53ab

RGB

rgb(79, 83, 171)

HSL

hsl(237.4, 36.8%, 49%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(237.4, 53.8%, 67.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(53.8%, 51.5%, 0%, 32.9%)

LAB

lab(39.22, 23.92, -47.89)

LCH

lch(39.22, 53.53, 296.54)

OKLCH

oklch(48.5%, 0.138, 277.95)

HWB

hwb(237.4, 31%, 32.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#aba74f

Analogous

#4f81ab

#4f53ab

#794fab

Triadic

#4f53ab

#ab4f53

#53ab4f

Split-complementary

#4f53ab

#ab794f

#81ab4f

Tetradic

#4f53ab

#a74fab

#aba74f

#53ab4f

Square

#4f53ab

#ab4f81

#aba74f

#4fab79

Shades

Color #4f53ab mixed toward black.

#42458e

#353772

#272955

#1a1c39

#0d0e1c

Tints

Color #4f53ab mixed toward white.

#6b6ebb

#888bc8

#a6a8d6

#c4c5e4

#e1e2f1

Tones

Color #4f53ab mixed toward gray.

#575aa3

#5e619c

#666894

#6e6f8c

#757685

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.65:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.16:1

White text reads better on this background (6.65:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#51519b · ΔE 2.9

Deuteranopia

#515097 · ΔE 3.6

Tritanopia

#4f8d8a · ΔE 32.6

Achromatopsia

#5c5c5c · ΔE 24.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4f53ab;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4f53ab]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#4f53ab (#4f53ab) is rgb(79, 83, 171) in RGB.

No, #4f53ab is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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