#4c8bef

Color #4c8bef

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Dodger Blue #1e90ff · ΔE 7.41 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#4c8bef

RGB

rgb(76, 139, 239)

HSL

hsl(216.8, 83.6%, 61.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.8, 68.2%, 93.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(68.2%, 41.8%, 0%, 6.3%)

LAB

lab(58.26, 11.78, -56.3)

LCH

lch(58.26, 57.52, 281.82)

OKLCH

oklch(64.4%, 0.1636, 259.29)

HWB

hwb(216.8, 29.8%, 6.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#efb04c

Analogous

#4cddef

#4c8bef

#5f4cef

Triadic

#4c8bef

#ef4c8b

#8bef4c

Split-complementary

#4c8bef

#ef5f4c

#ddef4c

Tetradic

#4c8bef

#b04cef

#efb04c

#8bef4c

Square

#4c8bef

#ef4cdd

#efb04c

#4cef5f

Shades

Color #4c8bef mixed toward black.

#1c6ceb

#1155c1

#0d4091

#092b60

#041530

Tints

Color #4c8bef mixed toward white.

#6a9ef2

#88b2f4

#a6c5f7

#c3d8fa

#e1ecfc

Tones

Color #4c8bef mixed toward gray.

#5a8ee1

#6791d4

#7594c6

#8297b9

#909bab

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.36:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.25:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.25:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6d6edc · ΔE 13

Deuteranopia

#6964d7 · ΔE 15.8

Tritanopia

#51ccc8 · ΔE 33.3

Achromatopsia

#8c8c8c · ΔE 25.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #4c8bef;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4c8bef]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#4c8bef (#4c8bef) is rgb(76, 139, 239) in RGB.

No, #4c8bef is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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