#4a82cd

Color #4a82cd

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 10.41 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#4a82cd

RGB

rgb(74, 130, 205)

HSL

hsl(214.4, 56.7%, 54.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.4, 63.9%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(63.9%, 36.6%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(53.84, 5.12, -44.28)

LCH

lch(53.84, 44.58, 276.6)

OKLCH

oklch(60.3%, 0.1294, 256.32)

HWB

hwb(214.4, 29%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cd954a

Analogous

#4ac3cd

#4a82cd

#544acd

Triadic

#4a82cd

#cd4a82

#82cd4a

Split-complementary

#4a82cd

#cd544a

#c3cd4a

Tetradic

#4a82cd

#954acd

#cd954a

#82cd4a

Square

#4a82cd

#cd4ac3

#cd954a

#4acd54

Shades

Color #4a82cd mixed toward black.

#326bb6

#285592

#1e406d

#142b49

#0a1524

Tints

Color #4a82cd mixed toward white.

#6897d5

#86acde

#a4c0e6

#c3d5ee

#e1eaf7

Tones

Color #4a82cd mixed toward gray.

#5583c2

#6085b7

#6b87ac

#7688a1

#818a96

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.91:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.37:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.37:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6767be · ΔE 13.3

Deuteranopia

#645fbb · ΔE 15.6

Tritanopia

#4eb2af · ΔE 28.5

Achromatopsia

#818181 · ΔE 22.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4a82cd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4a82cd]

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

#4a82cd (#4a82cd) is rgb(74, 130, 205) in RGB.

No, #4a82cd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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