#4b85d7

Color #4b85d7

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 7.28 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#4b85d7

RGB

rgb(75, 133, 215)

HSL

hsl(215.1, 63.6%, 56.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.1, 65.1%, 84.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(65.1%, 38.1%, 0%, 15.7%)

LAB

lab(55.25, 6.92, -47.69)

LCH

lch(55.25, 48.19, 278.26)

OKLCH

oklch(61.6%, 0.139, 257.32)

HWB

hwb(215.1, 29.4%, 15.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d79d4b

Analogous

#4bcbd7

#4b85d7

#574bd7

Triadic

#4b85d7

#d74b85

#85d74b

Split-complementary

#4b85d7

#d7574b

#cbd74b

Tetradic

#4b85d7

#9d4bd7

#d79d4b

#85d74b

Square

#4b85d7

#d74bcb

#d79d4b

#4bd757

Shades

Color #4b85d7 mixed toward black.

#2c6cc6

#23569e

#1a4177

#122b4f

#091628

Tints

Color #4b85d7 mixed toward white.

#699ade

#87aee4

#a5c2eb

#c3d6f2

#e1ebf8

Tones

Color #4b85d7 mixed toward gray.

#5787cb

#6289c0

#6e8bb4

#7a8da8

#858f9d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.73:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.64:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.64:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#696ac7 · ΔE 13

Deuteranopia

#6661c3 · ΔE 15.7

Tritanopia

#4fb9b6 · ΔE 29.8

Achromatopsia

#848484 · ΔE 23.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4b85d7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4b85d7]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#4b85d7 (#4b85d7) is rgb(75, 133, 215) in RGB.

No, #4b85d7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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