#4e8ef3

Color #4e8ef3

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Dodger Blue #1e90ff · ΔE 6.89 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#4e8ef3

RGB

rgb(78, 142, 243)

HSL

hsl(216.7, 87.3%, 62.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.7, 67.9%, 95.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(67.9%, 41.6%, 0%, 4.7%)

LAB

lab(59.37, 11.67, -56.72)

LCH

lch(59.37, 57.91, 281.63)

OKLCH

oklch(65.3%, 0.1648, 259.19)

HWB

hwb(216.7, 30.6%, 4.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f3b34e

Analogous

#4ee1f3

#4e8ef3

#604ef3

Triadic

#4e8ef3

#f34e8e

#8ef34e

Split-complementary

#4e8ef3

#f3604e

#e1f34e

Tetradic

#4e8ef3

#b34ef3

#f3b34e

#8ef34e

Square

#4e8ef3

#f34ee1

#f3b34e

#4ef360

Shades

Color #4e8ef3 mixed toward black.

#1c6ef0

#0e56c8

#0a4196

#072b64

#031632

Tints

Color #4e8ef3 mixed toward white.

#6ba1f5

#89b4f7

#a6c6f9

#c4d9fb

#e1ecfd

Tones

Color #4e8ef3 mixed toward gray.

#5c91e5

#6994d7

#7797ca

#859abc

#939dae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.24:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.49:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.49:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6f70e0 · ΔE 13.2

Deuteranopia

#6c67db · ΔE 15.8

Tritanopia

#53cfcb · ΔE 33.2

Achromatopsia

#8f8f8f · ΔE 25.2

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #4e8ef3;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e8ef3]

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

#4e8ef3 (#4e8ef3) is rgb(78, 142, 243) in RGB.

No, #4e8ef3 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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