#4f8fcc

Color #4f8fcc

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 7.83 Nearest Tailwind class sky-600 #0084d1 · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#4f8fcc

RGB

rgb(79, 143, 204)

HSL

hsl(209.3, 55.1%, 55.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(209.3, 61.3%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(61.3%, 29.9%, 0%, 20%)

LAB

lab(57.72, -1.97, -37.6)

LCH

lch(57.72, 37.65, 267)

OKLCH

oklch(63.4%, 0.1135, 249)

HWB

hwb(209.3, 31%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cc8c4f

Analogous

#4fcccb

#4f8fcc

#4f50cc

Triadic

#4f8fcc

#cc4f8f

#8fcc4f

Split-complementary

#4f8fcc

#cc4f50

#cccb4f

Tetradic

#4f8fcc

#8c4fcc

#cc8c4f

#8fcc4f

Square

#4f8fcc

#cb4fcc

#cc8c4f

#50cc4f

Shades

Color #4f8fcc mixed toward black.

#3577b7

#2a6092

#20486e

#153049

#0b1825

Tints

Color #4f8fcc mixed toward white.

#6ca2d5

#8ab4dd

#a7c7e6

#c4daee

#e2ecf7

Tones

Color #4f8fcc mixed toward gray.

#598fc2

#648eb7

#6e8ead

#798ea2

#838e98

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.42:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.13:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.13:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7071c0 · ΔE 15.3

Deuteranopia

#6d68bc · ΔE 17.9

Tritanopia

#54b5b2 · ΔE 24.3

Achromatopsia

#8b8b8b · ΔE 20.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4f8fcc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4f8fcc]

Related colors

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#4f8fcc (#4f8fcc) is rgb(79, 143, 204) in RGB.

No, #4f8fcc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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