#4b8df0

Color #4b8df0

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 7.49 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#4b8df0

RGB

rgb(75, 141, 240)

HSL

hsl(216, 84.6%, 61.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216, 68.7%, 94.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(68.7%, 41.3%, 0%, 5.9%)

LAB

lab(58.82, 10.78, -55.96)

LCH

lch(58.82, 56.99, 280.9)

OKLCH

oklch(64.8%, 0.1631, 258.4)

HWB

hwb(216, 29.4%, 5.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f0ae4b

Analogous

#4be0f0

#4b8df0

#5c4bf0

Triadic

#4b8df0

#f04b8d

#8df04b

Split-complementary

#4b8df0

#f05c4b

#e0f04b

Tetradic

#4b8df0

#ae4bf0

#f0ae4b

#8df04b

Square

#4b8df0

#f04be0

#f0ae4b

#4bf05c

Shades

Color #4b8df0 mixed toward black.

#1b6eec

#1057c2

#0c4191

#082c61

#041630

Tints

Color #4b8df0 mixed toward white.

#69a0f2

#87b3f5

#a5c6f7

#c3d9fa

#e1ecfc

Tones

Color #4b8df0 mixed toward gray.

#5990e2

#6793d5

#7495c7

#8298b9

#909bab

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.37:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.37:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6e6edd · ΔE 13.8

Deuteranopia

#6a65d8 · ΔE 16.3

Tritanopia

#50cdc9 · ΔE 33

Achromatopsia

#8d8d8d · ΔE 25

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4b8df0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4b8df0]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#4b8df0 (#4b8df0) is rgb(75, 141, 240) in RGB.

No, #4b8df0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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