#4988f0

Color #4988f0

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Dodger Blue #1e90ff · ΔE 6.55 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 3.1

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Conversions

HEX

#4988f0

RGB

rgb(73, 136, 240)

HSL

hsl(217.4, 84.8%, 61.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.4, 69.6%, 94.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(69.6%, 43.3%, 0%, 5.9%)

LAB

lab(57.38, 13.5, -58.26)

LCH

lch(57.38, 59.8, 283.05)

OKLCH

oklch(63.7%, 0.1692, 259.89)

HWB

hwb(217.4, 28.6%, 5.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f0b149

Analogous

#49dbf0

#4988f0

#5e49f0

Triadic

#4988f0

#f04988

#88f049

Split-complementary

#4988f0

#f05e49

#dbf049

Tetradic

#4988f0

#b149f0

#f0b149

#88f049

Square

#4988f0

#f049db

#f0b149

#49f05e

Shades

Color #4988f0 mixed toward black.

#1968ec

#1053c1

#0c3e91

#082960

#041530

Tints

Color #4988f0 mixed toward white.

#679cf3

#86b0f5

#a4c3f8

#c2d7fa

#e1ebfd

Tones

Color #4988f0 mixed toward gray.

#578be2

#658fd4

#7392c6

#8196b8

#8f99aa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.46:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.06:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.06:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6a6bdd · ΔE 12.8

Deuteranopia

#6661d8 · ΔE 15.7

Tritanopia

#4eccc8 · ΔE 34.2

Achromatopsia

#8a8a8a · ΔE 25.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4988f0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4988f0]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Royal Blue #4169e1

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#4988f0 (#4988f0) is rgb(73, 136, 240) in RGB.

No, #4988f0 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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