#4991ec

Color #4991ec

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 4.69 Nearest Tailwind class blue-400 #51a2ff · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#4991ec

RGB

rgb(73, 145, 236)

HSL

hsl(213.5, 81.1%, 60.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(213.5, 69.1%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(69.1%, 38.6%, 0%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(59.64, 6.71, -52.45)

LCH

lch(59.64, 52.88, 277.29)

OKLCH

oklch(65.4%, 0.1543, 255.48)

HWB

hwb(213.5, 28.6%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#eca449

Analogous

#49e3ec

#4991ec

#5349ec

Triadic

#4991ec

#ec4991

#91ec49

Split-complementary

#4991ec

#ec5349

#e3ec49

Tetradic

#4991ec

#a449ec

#eca449

#91ec49

Square

#4991ec

#ec49e3

#eca449

#49ec53

Shades

Color #4991ec mixed toward black.

#1a75e7

#135dbb

#0f468c

#0a2f5d

#05172f

Tints

Color #4991ec mixed toward white.

#67a3ef

#86b6f2

#a4c8f6

#c2daf9

#e1edfc

Tones

Color #4991ec mixed toward gray.

#5793de

#6494d1

#7296c3

#7f97b6

#8d99a8

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.21:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.54:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.54:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6f70da · ΔE 15

Deuteranopia

#6b66d6 · ΔE 17.8

Tritanopia

#4fcbc8 · ΔE 30.9

Achromatopsia

#909090 · ΔE 24.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4991ec;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4991ec]

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

#4991ec (#4991ec) is rgb(73, 145, 236) in RGB.

No, #4991ec is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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