#4c81cd

Color #4c81cd

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 10.07 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#4c81cd

RGB

rgb(76, 129, 205)

HSL

hsl(215.3, 56.3%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.3, 62.9%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(62.9%, 37.1%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(53.65, 6.08, -44.59)

LCH

lch(53.65, 45, 277.76)

OKLCH

oklch(60.2%, 0.1297, 257.53)

HWB

hwb(215.3, 29.8%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cd984c

Analogous

#4cc2cd

#4c81cd

#574ccd

Triadic

#4c81cd

#cd4c81

#81cd4c

Split-complementary

#4c81cd

#cd574c

#c2cd4c

Tetradic

#4c81cd

#984ccd

#cd984c

#81cd4c

Square

#4c81cd

#cd4cc2

#cd984c

#4ccd57

Shades

Color #4c81cd mixed toward black.

#3369b7

#295492

#1f3f6e

#142a49

#0a1525

Tints

Color #4c81cd mixed toward white.

#6a96d5

#88abde

#a6c0e6

#c3d5ee

#e1eaf7

Tones

Color #4c81cd mixed toward gray.

#5783c2

#6285b7

#6c87ad

#7789a2

#828b97

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.94:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.33:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.33:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6768be · ΔE 12.4

Deuteranopia

#6460ba · ΔE 14.7

Tritanopia

#50b1ae · ΔE 28.7

Achromatopsia

#808080 · ΔE 22.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4c81cd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4c81cd]

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

#4c81cd (#4c81cd) is rgb(76, 129, 205) in RGB.

No, #4c81cd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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