#4a8efb

Color #4a8efb

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Dodger Blue #1e90ff · ΔE 4.79 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 4.8

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#4a8efb

RGB

rgb(74, 142, 251)

HSL

hsl(216.9, 95.7%, 63.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.9, 70.5%, 98.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(70.5%, 43.4%, 0%, 1.6%)

LAB

lab(59.67, 13.88, -60.66)

LCH

lch(59.67, 62.23, 282.89)

OKLCH

oklch(65.7%, 0.1766, 259.46)

HWB

hwb(216.9, 29%, 1.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#fbb74a

Analogous

#4ae7fb

#4a8efb

#5e4afb

Triadic

#4a8efb

#fb4a8e

#8efb4a

Split-complementary

#4a8efb

#fb5e4a

#e7fb4a

Tetradic

#4a8efb

#b74afb

#fbb74a

#8efb4a

Square

#4a8efb

#fb4ae7

#fbb74a

#4afb5e

Shades

Color #4a8efb mixed toward black.

#156dfa

#0554d4

#033f9f

#022a6a

#011535

Tints

Color #4a8efb mixed toward white.

#68a1fc

#86b4fc

#a4c7fd

#c3d9fe

#e1ecfe

Tones

Color #4a8efb mixed toward gray.

#5991ec

#6795dd

#7698cf

#859cc0

#949fb1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.55:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.55:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6e6fe7 · ΔE 13.3

Deuteranopia

#6a65e1 · ΔE 16.2

Tritanopia

#4fd5d1 · ΔE 34.7

Achromatopsia

#909090 · ΔE 26

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #4a8efb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4a8efb]

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

#4a8efb (#4a8efb) is rgb(74, 142, 251) in RGB.

No, #4a8efb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #4a8efb, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast