#4e7cdd

Color #4e7cdd

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 11.51 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#4e7cdd

RGB

rgb(78, 124, 221)

HSL

hsl(220.7, 67.8%, 58.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220.7, 64.7%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(64.7%, 43.9%, 0%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(53.23, 14.97, -54.29)

LCH

lch(53.23, 56.32, 285.42)

OKLCH

oklch(60.2%, 0.1561, 263.38)

HWB

hwb(220.7, 30.6%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ddaf4e

Analogous

#4ec3dd

#4e7cdd

#674edd

Triadic

#4e7cdd

#dd4e7c

#7cdd4e

Split-complementary

#4e7cdd

#dd674e

#c3dd4e

Tetradic

#4e7cdd

#af4edd

#ddaf4e

#7cdd4e

Square

#4e7cdd

#dd4ec3

#ddaf4e

#4edd67

Shades

Color #4e7cdd mixed toward black.

#285ed1

#204ca7

#18397d

#102654

#08132a

Tints

Color #4e7cdd mixed toward white.

#6b92e3

#89a8e8

#a6bdee

#c4d3f4

#e1e9f9

Tones

Color #4e7cdd mixed toward gray.

#5a80d1

#6684c5

#7289b9

#7e8dad

#8a91a1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.25:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.25:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6566cb · ΔE 10.1

Deuteranopia

#625fc6 · ΔE 12.2

Tritanopia

#51bbb7 · ΔE 33.6

Achromatopsia

#7f7f7f · ΔE 24.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #4e7cdd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e7cdd]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#4e7cdd (#4e7cdd) is rgb(78, 124, 221) in RGB.

No, #4e7cdd 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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