#4a90ec

Color #4a90ec

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 4.74 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#4a90ec

RGB

rgb(74, 144, 236)

HSL

hsl(214.1, 81%, 60.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.1, 68.6%, 92.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(68.6%, 39%, 0%, 7.5%)

LAB

lab(59.39, 7.45, -52.83)

LCH

lch(59.39, 53.35, 278.03)

OKLCH

oklch(65.2%, 0.1551, 256.16)

HWB

hwb(214.1, 29%, 7.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#eca64a

Analogous

#4ae1ec

#4a90ec

#554aec

Triadic

#4a90ec

#ec4a90

#90ec4a

Split-complementary

#4a90ec

#ec554a

#e1ec4a

Tetradic

#4a90ec

#a64aec

#eca64a

#90ec4a

Square

#4a90ec

#ec4ae1

#eca64a

#4aec55

Shades

Color #4a90ec mixed toward black.

#1b73e7

#145cbb

#0f458c

#0a2e5e

#05172f

Tints

Color #4a90ec mixed toward white.

#68a2ef

#86b5f2

#a5c7f6

#c3daf9

#e1ecfc

Tones

Color #4a90ec mixed toward gray.

#5892df

#6594d1

#7396c4

#8097b6

#8e99a9

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.49:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.49:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6f70da · ΔE 14.6

Deuteranopia

#6b66d6 · ΔE 17.4

Tritanopia

#4fcbc7 · ΔE 31.5

Achromatopsia

#8f8f8f · ΔE 24.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4a90ec;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4a90ec]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#4a90ec (#4a90ec) is rgb(74, 144, 236) in RGB.

No, #4a90ec is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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