#4c8ef4

Color #4c8ef4

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Dodger Blue #1e90ff · ΔE 6.33 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#4c8ef4

RGB

rgb(76, 142, 244)

HSL

hsl(216.4, 88.4%, 62.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.4, 68.9%, 95.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(68.9%, 41.8%, 0%, 4.3%)

LAB

lab(59.35, 11.72, -57.31)

LCH

lch(59.35, 58.5, 281.56)

OKLCH

oklch(65.3%, 0.1668, 258.87)

HWB

hwb(216.4, 29.8%, 4.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f4b24c

Analogous

#4ce2f4

#4c8ef4

#5e4cf4

Triadic

#4c8ef4

#f44c8e

#8ef44c

Split-complementary

#4c8ef4

#f45e4c

#e2f44c

Tetradic

#4c8ef4

#b24cf4

#f4b24c

#8ef44c

Square

#4c8ef4

#f44ce2

#f4b24c

#4cf45e

Shades

Color #4c8ef4 mixed toward black.

#1a6ef1

#0c56c9

#094197

#062b64

#031632

Tints

Color #4c8ef4 mixed toward white.

#6aa1f6

#88b4f8

#a5c6f9

#c3d9fb

#e1ecfd

Tones

Color #4c8ef4 mixed toward gray.

#5a91e6

#6894d8

#7697ca

#849abc

#929dae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.48:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.48:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6f6fe1 · ΔE 13.6

Deuteranopia

#6b66dc · ΔE 16.1

Tritanopia

#51d0cc · ΔE 33.5

Achromatopsia

#8f8f8f · ΔE 25.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4c8ef4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4c8ef4]

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

#4c8ef4 (#4c8ef4) is rgb(76, 142, 244) in RGB.

No, #4c8ef4 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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