#4e9ec1

Color #4e9ec1

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 15.15 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-600 #0092b8 · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#4e9ec1

RGB

rgb(78, 158, 193)

HSL

hsl(198.3, 48.1%, 53.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(198.3, 59.6%, 75.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(59.6%, 18.1%, 0%, 24.3%)

LAB

lab(61.59, -14.1, -25.42)

LCH

lch(61.59, 29.07, 240.98)

OKLCH

oklch(66.3%, 0.0938, 229.11)

HWB

hwb(198.3, 30.6%, 24.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c1714e

Analogous

#4ec1aa

#4e9ec1

#4e64c1

Triadic

#4e9ec1

#c14e9e

#9ec14e

Split-complementary

#4e9ec1

#c14e64

#c1aa4e

Tetradic

#4e9ec1

#714ec1

#c1714e

#9ec14e

Square

#4e9ec1

#aa4ec1

#c1714e

#64c14e

Shades

Color #4e9ec1 mixed toward black.

#3b86a7

#2f6b86

#235064

#173643

#0c1b21

Tints

Color #4e9ec1 mixed toward white.

#6baecb

#89bed6

#a6cee0

#c4dfea

#e1eff5

Tones

Color #4e9ec1 mixed toward gray.

#579ab7

#6196ae

#6b93a4

#748f9b

#7e8b91

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.01:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.98:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.98:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#797ab9 · ΔE 20.7

Deuteranopia

#746eb7 · ΔE 23.2

Tritanopia

#54b3b1 · ΔE 15.3

Achromatopsia

#959595 · ΔE 18.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4e9ec1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e9ec1]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#4e9ec1 (#4e9ec1) is rgb(78, 158, 193) in RGB.

No, #4e9ec1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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