#4b8ccc

Color #4b8ccc

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 8.77 Nearest Tailwind class sky-600 #0084d1 · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#4b8ccc

RGB

rgb(75, 140, 204)

HSL

hsl(209.8, 55.8%, 54.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(209.8, 63.2%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(63.2%, 31.4%, 0%, 20%)

LAB

lab(56.69, -0.97, -39.22)

LCH

lch(56.69, 39.23, 268.58)

OKLCH

oklch(62.6%, 0.118, 249.92)

HWB

hwb(209.8, 29.4%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cc8b4b

Analogous

#4bcccc

#4b8ccc

#4b4bcc

Triadic

#4b8ccc

#cc4b8c

#8ccc4b

Split-complementary

#4b8ccc

#cc4b4b

#cccc4b

Tetradic

#4b8ccc

#8b4bcc

#cc8b4b

#8ccc4b

Square

#4b8ccc

#cc4bcc

#cc8b4b

#4bcc4b

Shades

Color #4b8ccc mixed toward black.

#3375b5

#295d91

#1f466d

#152f48

#0a1724

Tints

Color #4b8ccc mixed toward white.

#699fd4

#87b2dd

#a5c5e5

#c3d9ee

#e1ecf6

Tones

Color #4b8ccc mixed toward gray.

#568cc1

#618cb6

#6b8cac

#768ca1

#818c96

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.55:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.92:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.92:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6d6ebf · ΔE 15.3

Deuteranopia

#6964bc · ΔE 18

Tritanopia

#50b4b1 · ΔE 25.2

Achromatopsia

#888888 · ΔE 20.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4b8ccc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4b8ccc]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#4b8ccc (#4b8ccc) is rgb(75, 140, 204) in RGB.

No, #4b8ccc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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