#4f5c8e

Color #4f5c8e

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 18.18 Nearest Tailwind class slate-600 #45556c · ΔE 8

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Conversions

HEX

#4f5c8e

RGB

rgb(79, 92, 142)

HSL

hsl(227.6, 28.5%, 43.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(227.6, 44.4%, 55.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(44.4%, 35.2%, 0%, 44.3%)

LAB

lab(40.03, 8.85, -29.25)

LCH

lch(40.03, 30.56, 286.83)

OKLCH

oklch(48.6%, 0.0821, 271.95)

HWB

hwb(227.6, 31%, 44.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8e814f

Analogous

#4f7b8e

#4f5c8e

#614f8e

Triadic

#4f5c8e

#8e4f5c

#5c8e4f

Split-complementary

#4f5c8e

#8e614f

#7b8e4f

Tetradic

#4f5c8e

#814f8e

#8e814f

#5c8e4f

Square

#4f5c8e

#8e4f7b

#8e814f

#4f8e61

Shades

Color #4f5c8e mixed toward black.

#424d76

#353d5f

#272e47

#1a1f2f

#0d0f18

Tints

Color #4f5c8e mixed toward white.

#6472a9

#838eba

#a2abcb

#c1c7dd

#e0e3ee

Tones

Color #4f5c8e mixed toward gray.

#545f89

#596283

#5f657e

#646879

#696b74

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.45:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.25:1

White text reads better on this background (6.45:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#555584 · ΔE 4.4

Deuteranopia

#545382 · ΔE 4.9

Tritanopia

#507b79 · ΔE 24.6

Achromatopsia

#5e5e5e · ΔE 18.5

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #4f5c8e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4f5c8e]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Frequently asked questions

#4f5c8e (#4f5c8e) is rgb(79, 92, 142) in RGB.

No, #4f5c8e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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