#4b8df8

Color #4b8df8

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Dodger Blue #1e90ff · ΔE 5.2 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#4b8df8

RGB

rgb(75, 141, 248)

HSL

hsl(217.1, 92.5%, 63.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.1, 69.8%, 97.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(69.8%, 43.1%, 0%, 2.7%)

LAB

lab(59.27, 13.57, -59.65)

LCH

lch(59.27, 61.17, 282.82)

OKLCH

oklch(65.3%, 0.1734, 259.64)

HWB

hwb(217.1, 29.4%, 2.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f8b64b

Analogous

#4be3f8

#4b8df8

#5f4bf8

Triadic

#4b8df8

#f84b8d

#8df84b

Split-complementary

#4b8df8

#f85f4b

#e3f84b

Tetradic

#4b8df8

#b64bf8

#f8b64b

#8df84b

Square

#4b8df8

#f84be3

#f8b64b

#4bf85f

Shades

Color #4b8df8 mixed toward black.

#176cf6

#0854cf

#063f9b

#042a68

#021534

Tints

Color #4b8df8 mixed toward white.

#69a0f9

#87b3fa

#a5c6fb

#c3d9fd

#e1ecfe

Tones

Color #4b8df8 mixed toward gray.

#5990ea

#6894db

#7697cd

#859bbe

#939eb0

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.46:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.46:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6e6ee4 · ΔE 13.4

Deuteranopia

#6a65df · ΔE 15.9

Tritanopia

#50d2ce · ΔE 34.3

Achromatopsia

#8f8f8f · ΔE 25.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4b8df8;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4b8df8]

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

#4b8df8 (#4b8df8) is rgb(75, 141, 248) in RGB.

No, #4b8df8 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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