#4d8eec

Color #4d8eec

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 5.18 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#4d8eec

RGB

rgb(77, 142, 236)

HSL

hsl(215.5, 80.7%, 61.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.5, 67.4%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(67.4%, 39.8%, 0%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(58.95, 9.1, -53.53)

LCH

lch(58.95, 54.3, 279.65)

OKLCH

oklch(64.9%, 0.1561, 257.76)

HWB

hwb(215.5, 30.2%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ecab4d

Analogous

#4dddec

#4d8eec

#5c4dec

Triadic

#4d8eec

#ec4d8e

#8eec4d

Split-complementary

#4d8eec

#ec5c4d

#ddec4d

Tetradic

#4d8eec

#ab4dec

#ecab4d

#8eec4d

Square

#4d8eec

#ec4ddd

#ecab4d

#4dec5c

Shades

Color #4d8eec mixed toward black.

#1e70e7

#1459bd

#0f438d

#0a2c5e

#05162f

Tints

Color #4d8eec mixed toward white.

#6ba1ef

#88b4f2

#a6c7f6

#c4d9f9

#e1ecfc

Tones

Color #4d8eec mixed toward gray.

#5a90df

#6893d2

#7595c4

#8298b7

#8f9aaa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.28:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.4:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.4:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6f70da · ΔE 13.6

Deuteranopia

#6b66d5 · ΔE 16.5

Tritanopia

#52cac7 · ΔE 31.7

Achromatopsia

#8e8e8e · ΔE 24.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #4d8eec;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4d8eec]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#4d8eec (#4d8eec) is rgb(77, 142, 236) in RGB.

No, #4d8eec 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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