#4a88ed

Color #4a88ed

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Dodger Blue #1e90ff · ΔE 7.4 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#4a88ed

RGB

rgb(74, 136, 237)

HSL

hsl(217.2, 81.9%, 61%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.2, 68.8%, 92.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(68.8%, 42.6%, 0%, 7.1%)

LAB

lab(57.25, 12.6, -56.81)

LCH

lch(57.25, 58.19, 282.51)

OKLCH

oklch(63.5%, 0.1651, 259.7)

HWB

hwb(217.2, 29%, 7.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#edaf4a

Analogous

#4ad9ed

#4a88ed

#5e4aed

Triadic

#4a88ed

#ed4a88

#88ed4a

Split-complementary

#4a88ed

#ed5e4a

#d9ed4a

Tetradic

#4a88ed

#af4aed

#edaf4a

#88ed4a

Square

#4a88ed

#ed4ad9

#edaf4a

#4aed5e

Shades

Color #4a88ed mixed toward black.

#1b69e8

#1353bd

#0e3e8d

#092a5e

#05152f

Tints

Color #4a88ed mixed toward white.

#689cf0

#86b0f3

#a5c4f6

#c3d7f9

#e1ebfc

Tones

Color #4a88ed mixed toward gray.

#588bdf

#658fd2

#7392c4

#8095b7

#8e98a9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.48:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.04:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.04:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6a6bda · ΔE 12.8

Deuteranopia

#6762d5 · ΔE 15.5

Tritanopia

#4fc9c6 · ΔE 33.3

Achromatopsia

#898989 · ΔE 25.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4a88ed;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4a88ed]

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

#4a88ed (#4a88ed) is rgb(74, 136, 237) in RGB.

No, #4a88ed is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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