#4e8cf2

Color #4e8cf2

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Dodger Blue #1e90ff · ΔE 6.79 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#4e8cf2

RGB

rgb(78, 140, 242)

HSL

hsl(217.3, 86.3%, 62.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.3, 67.8%, 94.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(67.8%, 42.1%, 0%, 5.1%)

LAB

lab(58.77, 12.52, -57.13)

LCH

lch(58.77, 58.49, 282.36)

OKLCH

oklch(64.8%, 0.1658, 259.82)

HWB

hwb(217.3, 30.6%, 5.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f2b44e

Analogous

#4edef2

#4e8cf2

#624ef2

Triadic

#4e8cf2

#f24e8c

#8cf24e

Split-complementary

#4e8cf2

#f2624e

#def24e

Tetradic

#4e8cf2

#b44ef2

#f2b44e

#8cf24e

Square

#4e8cf2

#f24ede

#f2b44e

#4ef262

Shades

Color #4e8cf2 mixed toward black.

#1c6cee

#0f54c7

#0b3f95

#072a63

#041532

Tints

Color #4e8cf2 mixed toward white.

#6b9ff4

#89b2f6

#a6c5f8

#c4d9fb

#e1ecfd

Tones

Color #4e8cf2 mixed toward gray.

#5b8fe4

#6993d7

#7796c9

#8599bb

#929dae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.36:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.36:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6e6fdf · ΔE 12.8

Deuteranopia

#6b66da · ΔE 15.4

Tritanopia

#53ceca · ΔE 33.6

Achromatopsia

#8d8d8d · ΔE 25.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4e8cf2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e8cf2]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Royal Blue #4169e1

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#4e8cf2 (#4e8cf2) is rgb(78, 140, 242) in RGB.

No, #4e8cf2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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