#4b7bce

Color #4b7bce

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 10.08 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#4b7bce

RGB

rgb(75, 123, 206)

HSL

hsl(218, 57.2%, 55.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218, 63.6%, 80.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(63.6%, 40.3%, 0%, 19.2%)

LAB

lab(51.97, 9.89, -47.82)

LCH

lch(51.97, 48.83, 281.69)

OKLCH

oklch(58.9%, 0.1379, 260.61)

HWB

hwb(218, 29.4%, 19.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ce9e4b

Analogous

#4bbdce

#4b7bce

#5c4bce

Triadic

#4b7bce

#ce4b7b

#7bce4b

Split-complementary

#4b7bce

#ce5c4b

#bdce4b

Tetradic

#4b7bce

#9e4bce

#ce9e4b

#7bce4b

Square

#4b7bce

#ce4bbd

#ce9e4b

#4bce5c

Shades

Color #4b7bce mixed toward black.

#3263b8

#284f93

#1e3c6e

#14284a

#0a1425

Tints

Color #4b7bce mixed toward white.

#6991d6

#87a7de

#a5bde6

#c3d3ef

#e1e9f7

Tones

Color #4b7bce mixed toward gray.

#567ec3

#6181b8

#6c84ad

#7787a2

#828a97

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.18:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.02:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.02:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6364be · ΔE 11.1

Deuteranopia

#615dba · ΔE 13.2

Tritanopia

#4eb0ad · ΔE 30.6

Achromatopsia

#7c7c7c · ΔE 23.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4b7bce;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4b7bce]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#4b7bce (#4b7bce) is rgb(75, 123, 206) in RGB.

No, #4b7bce is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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