#4a8fbf

Color #4a8fbf

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 5.48 Nearest Tailwind class sky-600 #0084d1 · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#4a8fbf

RGB

rgb(74, 143, 191)

HSL

hsl(204.6, 47.8%, 52%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(204.6, 61.3%, 74.9%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(56.94, -7.18, -31.49)

LCH

lch(56.94, 32.3, 257.16)

OKLCH

oklch(62.5%, 0.1008, 241.25)

HWB

hwb(204.6, 29%, 25.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bf7a4a

Analogous

#4abfb5

#4a8fbf

#4a55bf

Triadic

#4a8fbf

#bf4a8f

#8fbf4a

Split-complementary

#4a8fbf

#bf4a55

#bfb54a

Tetradic

#4a8fbf

#7a4abf

#bf7a4a

#8fbf4a

Square

#4a8fbf

#b54abf

#bf7a4a

#55bf4a

Shades

Color #4a8fbf mixed toward black.

#3a78a3

#2e6083

#234862

#173041

#0c1821

Tints

Color #4a8fbf mixed toward white.

#68a2ca

#86b4d4

#a5c7df

#c3daea

#e1ecf4

Tones

Color #4a8fbf mixed toward gray.

#548db5

#5e8cac

#678aa2

#718898

#7b868e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.52:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.97:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.97:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6f6fb5 · ΔE 17.4

Deuteranopia

#6b65b2 · ΔE 20

Tritanopia

#4facaa · ΔE 20.2

Achromatopsia

#898989 · ΔE 19

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4a8fbf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4a8fbf]

Related colors

Charcoal #36454f

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#4a8fbf (#4a8fbf) is rgb(74, 143, 191) in RGB.

No, #4a8fbf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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