#4b8bf0

Color #4b8bf0

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Dodger Blue #1e90ff · ΔE 6.95 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#4b8bf0

RGB

rgb(75, 139, 240)

HSL

hsl(216.7, 84.6%, 61.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.7, 68.7%, 94.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(68.7%, 42.1%, 0%, 5.9%)

LAB

lab(58.27, 11.98, -56.83)

LCH

lch(58.27, 58.08, 281.9)

OKLCH

oklch(64.4%, 0.1652, 259.19)

HWB

hwb(216.7, 29.4%, 5.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f0b04b

Analogous

#4bdef0

#4b8bf0

#5e4bf0

Triadic

#4b8bf0

#f04b8b

#8bf04b

Split-complementary

#4b8bf0

#f05e4b

#def04b

Tetradic

#4b8bf0

#b04bf0

#f0b04b

#8bf04b

Square

#4b8bf0

#f04bde

#f0b04b

#4bf05e

Shades

Color #4b8bf0 mixed toward black.

#1b6cec

#1055c2

#0c4091

#082b61

#041530

Tints

Color #4b8bf0 mixed toward white.

#699ef2

#87b2f5

#a5c5f7

#c3d8fa

#e1ecfc

Tones

Color #4b8bf0 mixed toward gray.

#598ee2

#6791d5

#7494c7

#8297b9

#909bab

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.36:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.25:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.25:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6d6ddd · ΔE 13.3

Deuteranopia

#6964d8 · ΔE 15.9

Tritanopia

#50ccc8 · ΔE 33.4

Achromatopsia

#8c8c8c · ΔE 25.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4b8bf0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4b8bf0]

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

#4b8bf0 (#4b8bf0) is rgb(75, 139, 240) in RGB.

No, #4b8bf0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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