#4c8af3

Color #4c8af3

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Dodger Blue #1e90ff · ΔE 6.25 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#4c8af3

RGB

rgb(76, 138, 243)

HSL

hsl(217.7, 87.4%, 62.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.7, 68.7%, 95.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(68.7%, 43.2%, 0%, 4.7%)

LAB

lab(58.21, 13.78, -58.59)

LCH

lch(58.21, 60.19, 283.24)

OKLCH

oklch(64.4%, 0.17, 260.24)

HWB

hwb(217.7, 29.8%, 4.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f3b54c

Analogous

#4cdef3

#4c8af3

#614cf3

Triadic

#4c8af3

#f34c8a

#8af34c

Split-complementary

#4c8af3

#f3614c

#def34c

Tetradic

#4c8af3

#b54cf3

#f3b54c

#8af34c

Square

#4c8af3

#f34cde

#f3b54c

#4cf361

Shades

Color #4c8af3 mixed toward black.

#1a69f0

#0d52c7

#0a3e95

#072964

#031532

Tints

Color #4c8af3 mixed toward white.

#6a9df5

#88b1f7

#a5c4f9

#c3d8fb

#e1ebfd

Tones

Color #4c8af3 mixed toward gray.

#5a8de5

#6891d7

#7695c9

#8498bb

#919cad

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.24:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.24:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6c6ddf · ΔE 12.6

Deuteranopia

#6964da · ΔE 15.3

Tritanopia

#51ceca · ΔE 34.2

Achromatopsia

#8c8c8c · ΔE 25.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4c8af3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4c8af3]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#4c8af3 (#4c8af3) is rgb(76, 138, 243) in RGB.

No, #4c8af3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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