#4b88cb

Color #4b88cb

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 10.26 Nearest Tailwind class sky-600 #0084d1 · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#4b88cb

RGB

rgb(75, 136, 203)

HSL

hsl(211.4, 55.2%, 54.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(211.4, 63.1%, 79.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(63.1%, 33%, 0%, 20.4%)

LAB

lab(55.5, 1.05, -40.54)

LCH

lch(55.5, 40.55, 271.48)

OKLCH

oklch(61.6%, 0.1204, 252.3)

HWB

hwb(211.4, 29.4%, 20.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cb8e4b

Analogous

#4bc8cb

#4b88cb

#4e4bcb

Triadic

#4b88cb

#cb4b88

#88cb4b

Split-complementary

#4b88cb

#cb4e4b

#c8cb4b

Tetradic

#4b88cb

#8e4bcb

#cb8e4b

#88cb4b

Square

#4b88cb

#cb4bc8

#cb8e4b

#4bcb4e

Shades

Color #4b88cb mixed toward black.

#3471b4

#2a5a90

#1f446c

#152d48

#0a1724

Tints

Color #4b88cb mixed toward white.

#699cd4

#87b0dc

#a5c3e5

#c3d7ee

#e1ebf6

Tones

Color #4b88cb mixed toward gray.

#5688c0

#6089b6

#6b89ab

#768aa0

#808a96

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.7:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.68:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.68:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6b6bbe · ΔE 14.6

Deuteranopia

#6762ba · ΔE 17.1

Tritanopia

#4fb2af · ΔE 26.2

Achromatopsia

#858585 · ΔE 21.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4b88cb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4b88cb]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#4b88cb (#4b88cb) is rgb(75, 136, 203) in RGB.

No, #4b88cb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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