#4a9cde

Color #4a9cde

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 12.93 Nearest Tailwind class blue-400 #51a2ff · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#4a9cde

RGB

rgb(74, 156, 222)

HSL

hsl(206.8, 69.2%, 58%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(206.8, 66.7%, 87.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(66.7%, 29.7%, 0%, 12.9%)

LAB

lab(62.09, -4.31, -40.82)

LCH

lch(62.09, 41.05, 263.97)

OKLCH

oklch(67.1%, 0.1266, 245.6)

HWB

hwb(206.8, 29%, 12.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#de8c4a

Analogous

#4aded6

#4a9cde

#4a52de

Triadic

#4a9cde

#de4a9c

#9cde4a

Split-complementary

#4a9cde

#de4a52

#ded64a

Tetradic

#4a9cde

#8c4ade

#de8c4a

#9cde4a

Square

#4a9cde

#d64ade

#de8c4a

#52de4a

Shades

Color #4a9cde mixed toward black.

#2684d1

#1e6aa7

#174f7d

#0f3553

#081a2a

Tints

Color #4a9cde mixed toward white.

#68ace4

#86bde9

#a4cdef

#c3def4

#e1eefa

Tones

Color #4a9cde mixed toward gray.

#569ad2

#6299c5

#6f98b9

#7b97ad

#8895a0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.1:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.1:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7677d0 · ΔE 18.1

Deuteranopia

#726bcd · ΔE 21.3

Tritanopia

#51c5c2 · ΔE 24.7

Achromatopsia

#969696 · ΔE 21.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4a9cde;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4a9cde]

Related colors

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Charcoal #36454f

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Frequently asked questions

#4a9cde (#4a9cde) is rgb(74, 156, 222) in RGB.

No, #4a9cde is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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