#4e8de4

Color #4e8de4

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 4.35 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#4e8de4

RGB

rgb(78, 141, 228)

HSL

hsl(214.8, 73.5%, 60%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.8, 65.8%, 89.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(65.8%, 38.2%, 0%, 10.6%)

LAB

lab(58.29, 7.1, -50.14)

LCH

lch(58.29, 50.64, 278.06)

OKLCH

oklch(64.2%, 0.1464, 256.93)

HWB

hwb(214.8, 30.6%, 10.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e4a54e

Analogous

#4ed8e4

#4e8de4

#5a4ee4

Triadic

#4e8de4

#e44e8d

#8de44e

Split-complementary

#4e8de4

#e45a4e

#d8e44e

Tetradic

#4e8de4

#a54ee4

#e4a54e

#8de44e

Square

#4e8de4

#e44ed8

#e4a54e

#4ee45a

Shades

Color #4e8de4 mixed toward black.

#2271dd

#1b5ab1

#144485

#0e2d58

#07172c

Tints

Color #4e8de4 mixed toward white.

#6ca0e8

#89b3ed

#a7c6f1

#c4d9f6

#e2ecfa

Tones

Color #4e8de4 mixed toward gray.

#5b8fd7

#6791cb

#7493be

#8095b2

#8d97a5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.36:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.25:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.25:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6f6fd3 · ΔE 14

Deuteranopia

#6b66cf · ΔE 16.4

Tritanopia

#53c5c1 · ΔE 30.7

Achromatopsia

#8c8c8c · ΔE 23.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4e8de4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e8de4]

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

#4e8de4 (#4e8de4) is rgb(78, 141, 228) in RGB.

No, #4e8de4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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