#4f8cd9

Color #4f8cd9

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 7.95 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#4f8cd9

RGB

rgb(79, 140, 217)

HSL

hsl(213.5, 64.5%, 58%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(213.5, 63.6%, 85.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(63.6%, 35.5%, 0%, 14.9%)

LAB

lab(57.49, 4.12, -45.26)

LCH

lch(57.49, 45.45, 275.2)

OKLCH

oklch(63.4%, 0.1328, 255.17)

HWB

hwb(213.5, 31%, 14.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d99c4f

Analogous

#4fd1d9

#4f8cd9

#574fd9

Triadic

#4f8cd9

#d94f8c

#8cd94f

Split-complementary

#4f8cd9

#d9574f

#d1d94f

Tetradic

#4f8cd9

#9c4fd9

#d99c4f

#8cd94f

Square

#4f8cd9

#d94fd1

#d99c4f

#4fd957

Shades

Color #4f8cd9 mixed toward black.

#2c72cb

#235ba2

#1a447a

#122e51

#091729

Tints

Color #4f8cd9 mixed toward white.

#6c9fdf

#8ab2e6

#a7c5ec

#c4d9f2

#e2ecf9

Tones

Color #4f8cd9 mixed toward gray.

#5a8dcd

#668fc2

#7190b6

#7d91ab

#88939f

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

#6f6fca · ΔE 14.1

Deuteranopia

#6b66c6 · ΔE 16.6

Tritanopia

#53bdba · ΔE 28.4

Achromatopsia

#8a8a8a · ΔE 22.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4f8cd9;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4f8cd9]

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

#4f8cd9 (#4f8cd9) is rgb(79, 140, 217) in RGB.

No, #4f8cd9 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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