#4c8ef3

Color #4c8ef3

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Dodger Blue #1e90ff · ΔE 6.69 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#4c8ef3

RGB

rgb(76, 142, 243)

HSL

hsl(216.3, 87.4%, 62.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.3, 68.7%, 95.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(68.7%, 41.6%, 0%, 4.7%)

LAB

lab(59.3, 11.37, -56.85)

LCH

lch(59.3, 57.98, 281.31)

OKLCH

oklch(65.2%, 0.1655, 258.71)

HWB

hwb(216.3, 29.8%, 4.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f3b14c

Analogous

#4ce1f3

#4c8ef3

#5d4cf3

Triadic

#4c8ef3

#f34c8e

#8ef34c

Split-complementary

#4c8ef3

#f35d4c

#e1f34c

Tetradic

#4c8ef3

#b14cf3

#f3b14c

#8ef34c

Square

#4c8ef3

#f34ce1

#f3b14c

#4cf35d

Shades

Color #4c8ef3 mixed toward black.

#1a6ef0

#0d57c7

#0a4195

#072b64

#031632

Tints

Color #4c8ef3 mixed toward white.

#6aa1f5

#88b4f7

#a5c6f9

#c3d9fb

#e1ecfd

Tones

Color #4c8ef3 mixed toward gray.

#5a91e5

#6894d7

#7697c9

#849abb

#919cad

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.47:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.47:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6f6fe0 · ΔE 13.7

Deuteranopia

#6b66db · ΔE 16.2

Tritanopia

#51cfcb · ΔE 33.3

Achromatopsia

#8f8f8f · ΔE 25.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4c8ef3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4c8ef3]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#4c8ef3 (#4c8ef3) is rgb(76, 142, 243) in RGB.

No, #4c8ef3 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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