#4e85fc

Color #4e85fc

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Dodger Blue #1e90ff · ΔE 10.54 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 2.9

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Conversions

HEX

#4e85fc

RGB

rgb(78, 133, 252)

HSL

hsl(221, 96.7%, 64.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(221, 69%, 98.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(69%, 47.2%, 0%, 1.2%)

LAB

lab(57.48, 20.24, -64.72)

LCH

lch(57.48, 67.81, 287.37)

OKLCH

oklch(64%, 0.1868, 263.39)

HWB

hwb(221, 30.6%, 1.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#fcc54e

Analogous

#4edcfc

#4e85fc

#6e4efc

Triadic

#4e85fc

#fc4e85

#85fc4e

Split-complementary

#4e85fc

#fc6e4e

#dcfc4e

Tetradic

#4e85fc

#c54efc

#fcc54e

#85fc4e

Square

#4e85fc

#fc4edc

#fcc54e

#4efc6e

Shades

Color #4e85fc mixed toward black.

#1860fb

#0447d8

#0335a2

#02236c

#011236

Tints

Color #4e85fc mixed toward white.

#6b99fd

#89aefd

#a6c2fe

#c4d6fe

#e1ebff

Tones

Color #4e85fc mixed toward gray.

#5c8aee

#6b90df

#7995d1

#889ac2

#96a0b3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.45:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.08:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.08:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6a6be6 · ΔE 10.8

Deuteranopia

#6763e1 · ΔE 13.2

Tritanopia

#52d3cf · ΔE 36.7

Achromatopsia

#8a8a8a · ΔE 26.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4e85fc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e85fc]

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

#4e85fc (#4e85fc) is rgb(78, 133, 252) in RGB.

No, #4e85fc 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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