#4d8df6

Color #4d8df6

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Dodger Blue #1e90ff · ΔE 5.75 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#4d8df6

RGB

rgb(77, 141, 246)

HSL

hsl(217.3, 90.4%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.3, 68.7%, 96.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(68.7%, 42.7%, 0%, 3.5%)

LAB

lab(59.23, 13.16, -58.61)

LCH

lch(59.23, 60.07, 282.66)

OKLCH

oklch(65.3%, 0.1702, 259.78)

HWB

hwb(217.3, 30.2%, 3.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f6b64d

Analogous

#4de1f6

#4d8df6

#614df6

Triadic

#4d8df6

#f64d8d

#8df64d

Split-complementary

#4d8df6

#f6614d

#e1f64d

Tetradic

#4d8df6

#b64df6

#f6b64d

#8df64d

Square

#4d8df6

#f64de1

#f6b64d

#4df661

Shades

Color #4d8df6 mixed toward black.

#1a6cf3

#0a54cd

#083f9a

#052a66

#031533

Tints

Color #4d8df6 mixed toward white.

#6ba0f8

#88b3f9

#a6c6fb

#c4d9fc

#e1ecfe

Tones

Color #4d8df6 mixed toward gray.

#5b90e8

#6994da

#7797cc

#859bbe

#939eb0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.46:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.46:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6e6fe2 · ΔE 13

Deuteranopia

#6b66dd · ΔE 15.6

Tritanopia

#52d1cd · ΔE 34

Achromatopsia

#8f8f8f · ΔE 25.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #4d8df6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4d8df6]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Royal Blue #4169e1

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#4d8df6 (#4d8df6) is rgb(77, 141, 246) in RGB.

No, #4d8df6 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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