#4b8abc

Color #4b8abc

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 3.08 Nearest Tailwind class sky-600 #0084d1 · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#4b8abc

RGB

rgb(75, 138, 188)

HSL

hsl(206.5, 45.7%, 51.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(206.5, 60.1%, 73.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(60.1%, 26.6%, 0%, 26.3%)

LAB

lab(55.38, -5.1, -32.2)

LCH

lch(55.38, 32.6, 261)

OKLCH

oklch(61.3%, 0.1003, 244.43)

HWB

hwb(206.5, 29.4%, 26.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bc7d4b

Analogous

#4bbcb5

#4b8abc

#4b52bc

Triadic

#4b8abc

#bc4b8a

#8abc4b

Split-complementary

#4b8abc

#bc4b52

#bcb54b

Tetradic

#4b8abc

#7d4bbc

#bc7d4b

#8abc4b

Square

#4b8abc

#b54bbc

#bc7d4b

#52bc4b

Shades

Color #4b8abc mixed toward black.

#3c73a0

#305c80

#244560

#182e40

#0c1720

Tints

Color #4b8abc mixed toward white.

#699ec7

#87b1d2

#a5c5dd

#c3d8e9

#e1ecf4

Tones

Color #4b8abc mixed toward gray.

#5589b3

#5e88a9

#6787a0

#718696

#7a858d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.71:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.66:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.66:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6c6db2 · ΔE 15.9

Deuteranopia

#6863af · ΔE 18.5

Tritanopia

#50a9a7 · ΔE 21.3

Achromatopsia

#858585 · ΔE 18.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4b8abc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4b8abc]

Related colors

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Charcoal #36454f

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#4b8abc (#4b8abc) is rgb(75, 138, 188) in RGB.

No, #4b8abc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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