#4b8ef0

Color #4b8ef0

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 6.89 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#4b8ef0

RGB

rgb(75, 142, 240)

HSL

hsl(215.6, 84.6%, 61.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215.6, 68.7%, 94.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(68.7%, 40.8%, 0%, 5.9%)

LAB

lab(59.09, 10.18, -55.52)

LCH

lch(59.09, 56.45, 280.39)

OKLCH

oklch(65%, 0.162, 258)

HWB

hwb(215.6, 29.4%, 5.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f0ad4b

Analogous

#4be1f0

#4b8ef0

#5b4bf0

Triadic

#4b8ef0

#f04b8e

#8ef04b

Split-complementary

#4b8ef0

#f05b4b

#e1f04b

Tetradic

#4b8ef0

#ad4bf0

#f0ad4b

#8ef04b

Square

#4b8ef0

#f04be1

#f0ad4b

#4bf05b

Shades

Color #4b8ef0 mixed toward black.

#1b70ec

#1058c2

#0c4291

#082c61

#041630

Tints

Color #4b8ef0 mixed toward white.

#69a1f2

#87b4f5

#a5c7f7

#c3d9fa

#e1ecfc

Tones

Color #4b8ef0 mixed toward gray.

#5991e2

#6793d5

#7496c7

#8298b9

#909bab

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.27:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.43:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.43:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6e6fdd · ΔE 13.8

Deuteranopia

#6a65d9 · ΔE 16.6

Tritanopia

#50cdc9 · ΔE 32.7

Achromatopsia

#8e8e8e · ΔE 24.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4b8ef0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4b8ef0]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#4b8ef0 (#4b8ef0) is rgb(75, 142, 240) in RGB.

No, #4b8ef0 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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