#4b8aed

Color #4b8aed

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Dodger Blue #1e90ff · ΔE 7.84 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#4b8aed

RGB

rgb(75, 138, 237)

HSL

hsl(216.7, 81.8%, 61.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.7, 68.4%, 92.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(68.4%, 41.8%, 0%, 7.1%)

LAB

lab(57.83, 11.54, -55.87)

LCH

lch(57.83, 57.05, 281.67)

OKLCH

oklch(64%, 0.1625, 259.15)

HWB

hwb(216.7, 29.4%, 7.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#edae4b

Analogous

#4bdbed

#4b8aed

#5d4bed

Triadic

#4b8aed

#ed4b8a

#8aed4b

Split-complementary

#4b8aed

#ed5d4b

#dbed4b

Tetradic

#4b8aed

#ae4bed

#edae4b

#8aed4b

Square

#4b8aed

#ed4bdb

#edae4b

#4bed5d

Shades

Color #4b8aed mixed toward black.

#1c6be8

#1355bd

#0e408e

#092b5f

#05152f

Tints

Color #4b8aed mixed toward white.

#699df0

#87b1f3

#a5c4f6

#c3d8f9

#e1ebfc

Tones

Color #4b8aed mixed toward gray.

#598de0

#6690d2

#7493c5

#8196b7

#8f99aa

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.41:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.16:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.16:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6c6dda · ΔE 13

Deuteranopia

#6863d6 · ΔE 15.9

Tritanopia

#50cac6 · ΔE 33.2

Achromatopsia

#8b8b8b · ΔE 25

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4b8aed;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4b8aed]

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

#4b8aed (#4b8aed) is rgb(75, 138, 237) in RGB.

No, #4b8aed is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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