#4e8cda

Color #4e8cda

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 7.56 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#4e8cda

RGB

rgb(78, 140, 218)

HSL

hsl(213.4, 65.4%, 58%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(213.4, 64.2%, 85.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(64.2%, 35.8%, 0%, 14.5%)

LAB

lab(57.5, 4.29, -45.81)

LCH

lch(57.5, 46.01, 275.35)

OKLCH

oklch(63.4%, 0.1345, 255.14)

HWB

hwb(213.4, 30.6%, 14.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#da9c4e

Analogous

#4ed2da

#4e8cda

#564eda

Triadic

#4e8cda

#da4e8c

#8cda4e

Split-complementary

#4e8cda

#da564e

#d2da4e

Tetradic

#4e8cda

#9c4eda

#da9c4e

#8cda4e

Square

#4e8cda

#da4ed2

#da9c4e

#4eda56

Shades

Color #4e8cda mixed toward black.

#2b72cc

#225ba3

#1a447a

#112e52

#091729

Tints

Color #4e8cda mixed toward white.

#6b9fe0

#89b2e6

#a6c5ec

#c4d9f3

#e1ecf9

Tones

Color #4e8cda mixed toward gray.

#5a8dce

#658fc3

#7190b7

#7d91ab

#8893a0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.45:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.09:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.09:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6e6fcb · ΔE 14

Deuteranopia

#6b66c7 · ΔE 16.6

Tritanopia

#53bdba · ΔE 28.5

Achromatopsia

#8a8a8a · ΔE 22.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4e8cda;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e8cda]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#4e8cda (#4e8cda) is rgb(78, 140, 218) in RGB.

No, #4e8cda is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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