#4a9ad2

Color #4a9ad2

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 9.77 Nearest Tailwind class sky-500 #00a6f4 · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#4a9ad2

RGB

rgb(74, 154, 210)

HSL

hsl(204.7, 60.2%, 55.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(204.7, 64.8%, 82.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(64.8%, 26.7%, 0%, 17.6%)

LAB

lab(60.97, -7.17, -35.89)

LCH

lch(60.97, 36.6, 258.7)

OKLCH

oklch(66%, 0.1145, 241.91)

HWB

hwb(204.7, 29%, 17.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d2824a

Analogous

#4ad2c6

#4a9ad2

#4a56d2

Triadic

#4a9ad2

#d24a9a

#9ad24a

Split-complementary

#4a9ad2

#d24a56

#d2c64a

Tetradic

#4a9ad2

#824ad2

#d2824a

#9ad24a

Square

#4a9ad2

#c64ad2

#d2824a

#56d24a

Shades

Color #4a9ad2 mixed toward black.

#2f83be

#266998

#1c4f72

#13344c

#091a26

Tints

Color #4a9ad2 mixed toward white.

#68abda

#86bce1

#a5cde9

#c3ddf0

#e1eef8

Tones

Color #4a9ad2 mixed toward gray.

#5598c7

#6196bb

#6c94b0

#7792a5

#839099

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.07:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.84:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.84:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7576c6 · ΔE 18.4

Deuteranopia

#716ac3 · ΔE 21.6

Tritanopia

#50bcba · ΔE 21.9

Achromatopsia

#939393 · ΔE 20.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4a9ad2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4a9ad2]

Related colors

Charcoal #36454f

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#4a9ad2 (#4a9ad2) is rgb(74, 154, 210) in RGB.

No, #4a9ad2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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