#4686ec

Color #4686ec

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Dodger Blue #1e90ff · ΔE 7.21 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 2.7

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#4686ec

RGB

rgb(70, 134, 236)

HSL

hsl(216.9, 81.4%, 60%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.9, 70.3%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(70.3%, 43.2%, 0%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(56.49, 12.88, -57.47)

LCH

lch(56.49, 58.9, 282.63)

OKLCH

oklch(62.9%, 0.1673, 259.39)

HWB

hwb(216.9, 27.5%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ecac46

Analogous

#46d9ec

#4686ec

#5946ec

Triadic

#4686ec

#ec4686

#86ec46

Split-complementary

#4686ec

#ec5946

#d9ec46

Tetradic

#4686ec

#ac46ec

#ecac46

#86ec46

Square

#4686ec

#ec46d9

#ecac46

#46ec59

Shades

Color #4686ec mixed toward black.

#1868e7

#1353b9

#0e3e8b

#09295d

#05152e

Tints

Color #4686ec mixed toward white.

#659aef

#84aef2

#a2c2f6

#c1d7f9

#e0ebfc

Tones

Color #4686ec mixed toward gray.

#5489de

#628cd0

#6f8fc3

#7d93b5

#8b96a7

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.57:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.88:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.88:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6868d9 · ΔE 13.3

Deuteranopia

#645fd4 · ΔE 15.9

Tritanopia

#4bc8c4 · ΔE 33.9

Achromatopsia

#878787 · ΔE 25.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #4686ec;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4686ec]

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

#4686ec (#4686ec) is rgb(70, 134, 236) in RGB.

No, #4686ec is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #4686ec, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast