#4e86bd

Color #4e86bd

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 3.63 Nearest Tailwind class sky-600 #0084d1 · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#4e86bd

RGB

rgb(78, 134, 189)

HSL

hsl(209.7, 45.7%, 52.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(209.7, 58.7%, 74.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(58.7%, 29.1%, 0%, 25.9%)

LAB

lab(54.39, -1.85, -34.32)

LCH

lch(54.39, 34.37, 266.91)

OKLCH

oklch(60.5%, 0.1031, 249.51)

HWB

hwb(209.7, 30.6%, 25.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bd854e

Analogous

#4ebdbd

#4e86bd

#4e4fbd

Triadic

#4e86bd

#bd4e86

#86bd4e

Split-complementary

#4e86bd

#bd4e4f

#bdbd4e

Tetradic

#4e86bd

#854ebd

#bd854e

#86bd4e

Square

#4e86bd

#bd4ebd

#bd854e

#4fbd4e

Shades

Color #4e86bd mixed toward black.

#3c70a2

#305982

#244361

#182d41

#0c1620

Tints

Color #4e86bd mixed toward white.

#6c9ac8

#89aed3

#a7c3de

#c4d7e9

#e2ebf4

Tones

Color #4e86bd mixed toward gray.

#5786b4

#6186ab

#6a86a1

#738698

#7c868f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.84:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.47:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.47:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6b6bb2 · ΔE 14.4

Deuteranopia

#6763af · ΔE 16.4

Tritanopia

#52a8a6 · ΔE 23

Achromatopsia

#828282 · ΔE 19.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4e86bd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e86bd]

Related colors

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#4e86bd (#4e86bd) is rgb(78, 134, 189) in RGB.

No, #4e86bd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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