#4a80cf

Color #4a80cf

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 9.4 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#4a80cf

RGB

rgb(74, 128, 207)

HSL

hsl(215.6, 58.1%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.6, 64.3%, 81.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(64.3%, 38.2%, 0%, 18.8%)

LAB

lab(53.38, 7.01, -46.15)

LCH

lch(53.38, 46.68, 278.64)

OKLCH

oklch(60%, 0.1342, 257.91)

HWB

hwb(215.6, 29%, 18.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cf994a

Analogous

#4ac3cf

#4a80cf

#564acf

Triadic

#4a80cf

#cf4a80

#80cf4a

Split-complementary

#4a80cf

#cf564a

#c3cf4a

Tetradic

#4a80cf

#994acf

#cf994a

#80cf4a

Square

#4a80cf

#cf4ac3

#cf994a

#4acf56

Shades

Color #4a80cf mixed toward black.

#3168b9

#275494

#1d3f6f

#142a4a

#0a1525

Tints

Color #4a80cf mixed toward white.

#6895d7

#86aadf

#a4c0e7

#c3d5ef

#e1eaf7

Tones

Color #4a80cf mixed toward gray.

#5582c4

#6084b9

#6b86ae

#7688a3

#818a98

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.28:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.28:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6666c0 · ΔE 12.6

Deuteranopia

#635ebc · ΔE 15

Tritanopia

#4eb2af · ΔE 29.4

Achromatopsia

#7f7f7f · ΔE 22.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4a80cf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4a80cf]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#4a80cf (#4a80cf) is rgb(74, 128, 207) in RGB.

No, #4a80cf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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