#4e8aec

Color #4e8aec

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 7.53 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#4e8aec

RGB

rgb(78, 138, 236)

HSL

hsl(217.2, 80.6%, 61.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.2, 66.9%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(66.9%, 41.5%, 0%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(57.89, 11.65, -55.21)

LCH

lch(57.89, 56.43, 281.92)

OKLCH

oklch(64.1%, 0.1602, 259.71)

HWB

hwb(217.2, 30.6%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ecb04e

Analogous

#4ed9ec

#4e8aec

#614eec

Triadic

#4e8aec

#ec4e8a

#8aec4e

Split-complementary

#4e8aec

#ec614e

#d9ec4e

Tetradic

#4e8aec

#b04eec

#ecb04e

#8aec4e

Square

#4e8aec

#ec4ed9

#ecb04e

#4eec61

Shades

Color #4e8aec mixed toward black.

#1f6be7

#1454bd

#0f3f8e

#0a2a5f

#05152f

Tints

Color #4e8aec mixed toward white.

#6c9eef

#89b1f2

#a7c5f6

#c4d8f9

#e2ecfc

Tones

Color #4e8aec mixed toward gray.

#5b8ddf

#6890d2

#7694c5

#8397b7

#909aaa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.17:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.17:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6d6ed9 · ΔE 12.6

Deuteranopia

#6a65d5 · ΔE 15.2

Tritanopia

#52c9c5 · ΔE 32.9

Achromatopsia

#8b8b8b · ΔE 24.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4e8aec;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e8aec]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#4e8aec (#4e8aec) is rgb(78, 138, 236) in RGB.

No, #4e8aec is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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