#4e78c1

Color #4e78c1

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 13.27 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#4e78c1

RGB

rgb(78, 120, 193)

HSL

hsl(218.1, 48.1%, 53.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.1, 59.6%, 75.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(59.6%, 37.8%, 0%, 24.3%)

LAB

lab(50.57, 7.85, -42.61)

LCH

lch(50.57, 43.33, 280.44)

OKLCH

oklch(57.6%, 0.1225, 260.79)

HWB

hwb(218.1, 30.6%, 24.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c1974e

Analogous

#4eb1c1

#4e78c1

#5d4ec1

Triadic

#4e78c1

#c14e78

#78c14e

Split-complementary

#4e78c1

#c15d4e

#b1c14e

Tetradic

#4e78c1

#974ec1

#c1974e

#78c14e

Square

#4e78c1

#c14eb1

#c1974e

#4ec15d

Shades

Color #4e78c1 mixed toward black.

#3b62a7

#2f4f86

#233b64

#172743

#0c1421

Tints

Color #4e78c1 mixed toward white.

#6b8ecb

#89a5d6

#a6bbe0

#c4d2ea

#e1e8f5

Tones

Color #4e78c1 mixed toward gray.

#577ab7

#617dae

#6b80a4

#74829b

#7e8591

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.78:1

Black text reads better on this background (4.78:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6363b3 · ΔE 10.5

Deuteranopia

#605daf · ΔE 12.1

Tritanopia

#51a6a4 · ΔE 28.3

Achromatopsia

#787878 · ΔE 22

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #4e78c1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e78c1]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#4e78c1 (#4e78c1) is rgb(78, 120, 193) in RGB.

No, #4e78c1 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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