#4e8bdf

Color #4e8bdf

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 5.28 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#4e8bdf

RGB

rgb(78, 139, 223)

HSL

hsl(214.8, 69.4%, 59%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.8, 65%, 87.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(65%, 37.7%, 0%, 12.5%)

LAB

lab(57.47, 6.58, -48.65)

LCH

lch(57.47, 49.09, 277.7)

OKLCH

oklch(63.5%, 0.142, 256.85)

HWB

hwb(214.8, 30.6%, 12.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dfa24e

Analogous

#4ed3df

#4e8bdf

#5a4edf

Triadic

#4e8bdf

#df4e8b

#8bdf4e

Split-complementary

#4e8bdf

#df5a4e

#d3df4e

Tetradic

#4e8bdf

#a24edf

#dfa24e

#8bdf4e

Square

#4e8bdf

#df4ed3

#dfa24e

#4edf5a

Shades

Color #4e8bdf mixed toward black.

#266fd4

#1f59aa

#17437f

#0f2d55

#08162a

Tints

Color #4e8bdf mixed toward white.

#6b9ee4

#89b2ea

#a6c5ef

#c4d8f4

#e1ecfa

Tones

Color #4e8bdf mixed toward gray.

#5a8dd3

#668fc7

#7291bb

#7e93af

#8a95a3

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

#6e6ecf · ΔE 13.7

Deuteranopia

#6a65cb · ΔE 16.2

Tritanopia

#52c0bd · ΔE 29.8

Achromatopsia

#8a8a8a · ΔE 23.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4e8bdf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e8bdf]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#4e8bdf (#4e8bdf) is rgb(78, 139, 223) in RGB.

No, #4e8bdf 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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