#4c8cf4

Color #4c8cf4

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Dodger Blue #1e90ff · ΔE 6.02 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#4c8cf4

RGB

rgb(76, 140, 244)

HSL

hsl(217.1, 88.4%, 62.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.1, 68.9%, 95.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(68.9%, 42.6%, 0%, 4.3%)

LAB

lab(58.81, 12.92, -58.18)

LCH

lch(58.81, 59.6, 282.52)

OKLCH

oklch(64.9%, 0.1691, 259.64)

HWB

hwb(217.1, 29.8%, 4.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f4b44c

Analogous

#4ce0f4

#4c8cf4

#604cf4

Triadic

#4c8cf4

#f44c8c

#8cf44c

Split-complementary

#4c8cf4

#f4604c

#e0f44c

Tetradic

#4c8cf4

#b44cf4

#f4b44c

#8cf44c

Square

#4c8cf4

#f44ce0

#f4b44c

#4cf460

Shades

Color #4c8cf4 mixed toward black.

#1a6cf1

#0c54c9

#093f97

#062a64

#031532

Tints

Color #4c8cf4 mixed toward white.

#6a9ff6

#88b2f8

#a5c5f9

#c3d9fb

#e1ecfd

Tones

Color #4c8cf4 mixed toward gray.

#5a8fe6

#6893d8

#7696ca

#8499bc

#929dae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.36:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.36:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6e6ee1 · ΔE 13.1

Deuteranopia

#6a65db · ΔE 15.7

Tritanopia

#51cfcb · ΔE 33.9

Achromatopsia

#8d8d8d · ΔE 25.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #4c8cf4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4c8cf4]

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

#4c8cf4 (#4c8cf4) is rgb(76, 140, 244) in RGB.

No, #4c8cf4 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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