#4988eb

Color #4988eb

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Dodger Blue #1e90ff · ΔE 7.99 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#4988eb

RGB

rgb(73, 136, 235)

HSL

hsl(216.7, 80.2%, 60.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.7, 68.9%, 92.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(68.9%, 42.1%, 0%, 7.8%)

LAB

lab(57.1, 11.75, -55.94)

LCH

lch(57.1, 57.16, 281.86)

OKLCH

oklch(63.4%, 0.1627, 259.13)

HWB

hwb(216.7, 28.6%, 7.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ebac49

Analogous

#49d9eb

#4988eb

#5b49eb

Triadic

#4988eb

#eb4988

#88eb49

Split-complementary

#4988eb

#eb5b49

#d9eb49

Tetradic

#4988eb

#ac49eb

#ebac49

#88eb49

Square

#4988eb

#eb49d9

#ebac49

#49eb5b

Shades

Color #4988eb mixed toward black.

#1b6ae6

#1454b9

#0f3f8b

#0a2a5d

#05152e

Tints

Color #4988eb mixed toward white.

#679cee

#86b0f2

#a4c3f5

#c2d7f8

#e1ebfc

Tones

Color #4988eb mixed toward gray.

#578bde

#648ed0

#7291c3

#7f94b5

#8d97a8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.5:1

Aa Black text on this color

6:1

Black text reads better on this background (6:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6a6bd8 · ΔE 13

Deuteranopia

#6661d4 · ΔE 15.9

Tritanopia

#4ec8c4 · ΔE 33.3

Achromatopsia

#898989 · ΔE 25

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4988eb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4988eb]

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

#4988eb (#4988eb) is rgb(73, 136, 235) in RGB.

No, #4988eb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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