#4a8dbf

Color #4a8dbf

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 4.35 Nearest Tailwind class sky-600 #0084d1 · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#4a8dbf

RGB

rgb(74, 141, 191)

HSL

hsl(205.6, 47.8%, 52%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(205.6, 61.3%, 74.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(61.3%, 26.2%, 0%, 25.1%)

LAB

lab(56.35, -6.04, -32.4)

LCH

lch(56.35, 32.96, 259.44)

OKLCH

oklch(62.1%, 0.1021, 243.03)

HWB

hwb(205.6, 29%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bf7c4a

Analogous

#4abfb7

#4a8dbf

#4a53bf

Triadic

#4a8dbf

#bf4a8d

#8dbf4a

Split-complementary

#4a8dbf

#bf4a53

#bfb74a

Tetradic

#4a8dbf

#7c4abf

#bf7c4a

#8dbf4a

Square

#4a8dbf

#b74abf

#bf7c4a

#53bf4a

Shades

Color #4a8dbf mixed toward black.

#3a76a3

#2e5f83

#234762

#172f41

#0c1821

Tints

Color #4a8dbf mixed toward white.

#68a0ca

#86b3d4

#a5c6df

#c3d9ea

#e1ecf4

Tones

Color #4a8dbf mixed toward gray.

#548cb5

#5e8aac

#6789a2

#718798

#7b868e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.59:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.85:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.85:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6d6eb5 · ΔE 16.7

Deuteranopia

#6964b2 · ΔE 19.3

Tritanopia

#4facaa · ΔE 21

Achromatopsia

#878787 · ΔE 19.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4a8dbf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4a8dbf]

Related colors

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#4a8dbf (#4a8dbf) is rgb(74, 141, 191) in RGB.

No, #4a8dbf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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