#4aa8de

Color #4aa8de

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Deep Sky Blue #00bfff · ΔE 12 Nearest Tailwind class sky-500 #00a6f4 · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#4aa8de

RGB

rgb(74, 168, 222)

HSL

hsl(201.9, 69.2%, 58%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(201.9, 66.7%, 87.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(66.7%, 24.3%, 0%, 12.9%)

LAB

lab(65.54, -11.01, -35.43)

LCH

lch(65.54, 37.1, 252.74)

OKLCH

oklch(69.8%, 0.1186, 237.15)

HWB

hwb(201.9, 29%, 12.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#de804a

Analogous

#4adeca

#4aa8de

#4a5ede

Triadic

#4aa8de

#de4aa8

#a8de4a

Split-complementary

#4aa8de

#de4a5e

#deca4a

Tetradic

#4aa8de

#804ade

#de804a

#a8de4a

Square

#4aa8de

#ca4ade

#de804a

#5ede4a

Shades

Color #4aa8de mixed toward black.

#2692d1

#1e75a7

#17587d

#0f3b53

#081d2a

Tints

Color #4aa8de mixed toward white.

#68b6e4

#86c5e9

#a4d3ef

#c3e2f4

#e1f0fa

Tones

Color #4aa8de mixed toward gray.

#56a5d2

#62a1c5

#6f9eb9

#7b9bad

#8897a0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.64:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.95:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.95:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7e7fd3 · ΔE 20.7

Deuteranopia

#7971d0 · ΔE 24

Tritanopia

#52c9c7 · ΔE 20.6

Achromatopsia

#9f9f9f · ΔE 20.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4aa8de;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4aa8de]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Frequently asked questions

#4aa8de (#4aa8de) is rgb(74, 168, 222) in RGB.

No, #4aa8de is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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