#4689e1

Color #4689e1

A vivid, highly saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 5.89 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#4689e1

RGB

rgb(70, 137, 225)

HSL

hsl(214.1, 72.1%, 57.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.1, 68.9%, 88.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(68.9%, 39.1%, 0%, 11.8%)

LAB

lab(56.71, 7.2, -50.99)

LCH

lch(56.71, 51.5, 278.04)

OKLCH

oklch(62.8%, 0.1496, 256.16)

HWB

hwb(214.1, 27.5%, 11.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e19e46

Analogous

#46d6e1

#4689e1

#5046e1

Triadic

#4689e1

#e14689

#89e146

Split-complementary

#4689e1

#e15046

#d6e146

Tetradic

#4689e1

#9e46e1

#e19e46

#89e146

Square

#4689e1

#e146d6

#e19e46

#46e150

Shades

Color #4689e1 mixed toward black.

#226fd3

#1b59a9

#15427f

#0e2c55

#07162a

Tints

Color #4689e1 mixed toward white.

#659ce6

#84b0eb

#a2c4f0

#c1d8f5

#e0ebfa

Tones

Color #4689e1 mixed toward gray.

#538bd4

#608cc7

#6d8eba

#7a90ad

#8692a0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.54:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.93:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.93:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6a6ad0 · ΔE 14.5

Deuteranopia

#6660cc · ΔE 17.3

Tritanopia

#4bc1be · ΔE 30.8

Achromatopsia

#888888 · ΔE 23.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4689e1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4689e1]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#4689e1 (#4689e1) is rgb(70, 137, 225) in RGB.

No, #4689e1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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