#4b79dc

Color #4b79dc

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Dodger Blue #1e90ff · ΔE 12.34 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#4b79dc

RGB

rgb(75, 121, 220)

HSL

hsl(221, 67.4%, 57.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(221, 65.9%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(65.9%, 45%, 0%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(52.21, 15.97, -55.35)

LCH

lch(52.21, 57.61, 286.09)

OKLCH

oklch(59.3%, 0.1593, 263.55)

HWB

hwb(221, 29.4%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dcae4b

Analogous

#4bc1dc

#4b79dc

#654bdc

Triadic

#4b79dc

#dc4b79

#79dc4b

Split-complementary

#4b79dc

#dc654b

#c1dc4b

Tetradic

#4b79dc

#ae4bdc

#dcae4b

#79dc4b

Square

#4b79dc

#dc4bc1

#dcae4b

#4bdc65

Shades

Color #4b79dc mixed toward black.

#285cce

#204aa4

#18377b

#102552

#081229

Tints

Color #4b79dc mixed toward white.

#698fe2

#87a6e8

#a5bced

#c3d2f3

#e1e9f9

Tones

Color #4b79dc mixed toward gray.

#577dd0

#6382c4

#6f86b8

#7b8bac

#878f9f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.14:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.07:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.07:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6263ca · ΔE 10

Deuteranopia

#5f5cc5 · ΔE 12.1

Tritanopia

#4ebab6 · ΔE 34.2

Achromatopsia

#7d7d7d · ΔE 25.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4b79dc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4b79dc]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#4b79dc (#4b79dc) is rgb(75, 121, 220) in RGB.

No, #4b79dc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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