#4491ec

Color #4491ec

A vivid, highly saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 5.38 Nearest Tailwind class blue-400 #51a2ff · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#4491ec

RGB

rgb(68, 145, 236)

HSL

hsl(212.5, 81.6%, 59.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(212.5, 71.2%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(71.2%, 38.6%, 0%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(59.46, 6, -52.73)

LCH

lch(59.46, 53.07, 276.49)

OKLCH

oklch(65.2%, 0.1561, 254.39)

HWB

hwb(212.5, 26.7%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ec9f44

Analogous

#44e5ec

#4491ec

#4b44ec

Triadic

#4491ec

#ec4491

#91ec44

Split-complementary

#4491ec

#ec4b44

#e5ec44

Tetradic

#4491ec

#9f44ec

#ec9f44

#91ec44

Square

#4491ec

#ec44e5

#ec9f44

#44ec4b

Shades

Color #4491ec mixed toward black.

#1776e6

#135eb8

#0e478a

#092f5c

#05182e

Tints

Color #4491ec mixed toward white.

#63a3ef

#82b6f2

#a1c8f6

#c1daf9

#e0edfc

Tones

Color #4491ec mixed toward gray.

#5292de

#6093d0

#6e94c2

#7c96b4

#8a97a6

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.51:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.51:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6e6eda · ΔE 16

Deuteranopia

#6963d6 · ΔE 19

Tritanopia

#4acbc8 · ΔE 30.9

Achromatopsia

#8f8f8f · ΔE 24.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4491ec;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4491ec]

Related colors

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Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#4491ec (#4491ec) is rgb(68, 145, 236) in RGB.

No, #4491ec is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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