#4b85e2

Color #4b85e2

A vivid, highly saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 7.21 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#4b85e2

RGB

rgb(75, 133, 226)

HSL

hsl(217, 72.2%, 59%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217, 66.8%, 88.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(66.8%, 41.2%, 0%, 11.4%)

LAB

lab(55.85, 10.73, -52.92)

LCH

lch(55.85, 54, 281.46)

OKLCH

oklch(62.3%, 0.1535, 259.45)

HWB

hwb(217, 29.4%, 11.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#e2a84b

Analogous

#4bd0e2

#4b85e2

#5d4be2

Triadic

#4b85e2

#e24b85

#85e24b

Split-complementary

#4b85e2

#e25d4b

#d0e24b

Tetradic

#4b85e2

#a84be2

#e2a84b

#85e24b

Square

#4b85e2

#e24bd0

#e2a84b

#4be25d

Shades

Color #4b85e2 mixed toward black.

#2368d8

#1c53ad

#153f82

#0e2a56

#07152b

Tints

Color #4b85e2 mixed toward white.

#6999e7

#87aeec

#a5c2f0

#c3d6f5

#e1ebfa

Tones

Color #4b85e2 mixed toward gray.

#5888d5

#648bc9

#718ebc

#7d91b0

#8a94a3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.65:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.75:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.75:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#696ad0 · ΔE 12.5

Deuteranopia

#6661cc · ΔE 15.2

Tritanopia

#4fc1bd · ΔE 32.3

Achromatopsia

#868686 · ΔE 24.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4b85e2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4b85e2]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#4b85e2 (#4b85e2) is rgb(75, 133, 226) in RGB.

No, #4b85e2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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