#4b8eb7

Color #4b8eb7

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 7.62 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-600 #0092b8 · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#4b8eb7

RGB

rgb(75, 142, 183)

HSL

hsl(202.8, 42.9%, 50.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(202.8, 59%, 71.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(59%, 22.4%, 0%, 28.2%)

LAB

lab(56.35, -9, -27.86)

LCH

lch(56.35, 29.28, 252.1)

OKLCH

oklch(62%, 0.0923, 237.65)

HWB

hwb(202.8, 29.4%, 28.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#b7744b

Analogous

#4bb7aa

#4b8eb7

#4b58b7

Triadic

#4b8eb7

#b74b8e

#8eb74b

Split-complementary

#4b8eb7

#b74b58

#b7aa4b

Tetradic

#4b8eb7

#744bb7

#b7744b

#8eb74b

Square

#4b8eb7

#aa4bb7

#b7744b

#58b74b

Shades

Color #4b8eb7 mixed toward black.

#3d779a

#315f7b

#25475c

#192f3d

#0c181f

Tints

Color #4b8eb7 mixed toward white.

#69a1c3

#87b4cf

#a5c6db

#c3d9e7

#e1ecf3

Tones

Color #4b8eb7 mixed toward gray.

#548cae

#5d8aa5

#66889c

#6f8593

#78838a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.59:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.85:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.85:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6e6fae · ΔE 17.7

Deuteranopia

#6a65ac · ΔE 20.1

Tritanopia

#50a7a5 · ΔE 18.2

Achromatopsia

#878787 · ΔE 18.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4b8eb7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4b8eb7]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#4b8eb7 (#4b8eb7) is rgb(75, 142, 183) in RGB.

No, #4b8eb7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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