#4b9cec

Color #4b9cec

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 8.99 Nearest Tailwind class blue-400 #51a2ff · ΔE 2.7

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Conversions

HEX

#4b9cec

RGB

rgb(75, 156, 236)

HSL

hsl(209.8, 80.9%, 61%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(209.8, 68.2%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(68.2%, 33.9%, 0%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(62.78, 0.57, -47.46)

LCH

lch(62.78, 47.46, 270.69)

OKLCH

oklch(67.8%, 0.1429, 250.5)

HWB

hwb(209.8, 29.4%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ec9b4b

Analogous

#4beceb

#4b9cec

#4b4cec

Triadic

#4b9cec

#ec4b9c

#9cec4b

Split-complementary

#4b9cec

#ec4b4c

#eceb4b

Tetradic

#4b9cec

#9b4bec

#ec9b4b

#9cec4b

Square

#4b9cec

#eb4bec

#ec9b4b

#4cec4b

Shades

Color #4b9cec mixed toward black.

#1c82e7

#1468bc

#0f4e8d

#0a345e

#051a2f

Tints

Color #4b9cec mixed toward white.

#69adef

#87bdf2

#a5cef6

#c3def9

#e1effc

Tones

Color #4b9cec mixed toward gray.

#599cdf

#669cd1

#739cc4

#819cb6

#8e9ca9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.89:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.27:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.27:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7778dc · ΔE 17

Deuteranopia

#726cd8 · ΔE 20.1

Tritanopia

#52cecb · ΔE 27.9

Achromatopsia

#989898 · ΔE 23

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #4b9cec;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4b9cec]

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Slate Gray #708090

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Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#4b9cec (#4b9cec) is rgb(75, 156, 236) in RGB.

No, #4b9cec is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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