#4c8ade

Color #4c8ade

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 5.66 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#4c8ade

RGB

rgb(76, 138, 222)

HSL

hsl(214.5, 68.9%, 58.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.5, 65.8%, 87.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(65.8%, 37.8%, 0%, 12.9%)

LAB

lab(57.06, 6.5, -48.75)

LCH

lch(57.06, 49.18, 277.59)

OKLCH

oklch(63.1%, 0.1425, 256.57)

HWB

hwb(214.5, 29.8%, 12.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dea04c

Analogous

#4cd3de

#4c8ade

#574cde

Triadic

#4c8ade

#de4c8a

#8ade4c

Split-complementary

#4c8ade

#de574c

#d3de4c

Tetradic

#4c8ade

#a04cde

#dea04c

#8ade4c

Square

#4c8ade

#de4cd3

#dea04c

#4cde57

Shades

Color #4c8ade mixed toward black.

#276fd2

#1f59a8

#17437e

#0f2d54

#08162a

Tints

Color #4c8ade mixed toward white.

#6a9de4

#88b1e9

#a5c4ef

#c3d8f4

#e1ebfa

Tones

Color #4c8ade mixed toward gray.

#588cd2

#648ec6

#708fb9

#7d91ad

#8993a1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.5:1

Aa Black text on this color

6:1

Black text reads better on this background (6:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6c6dce · ΔE 13.7

Deuteranopia

#6964ca · ΔE 16.3

Tritanopia

#51c0bc · ΔE 30.3

Achromatopsia

#898989 · ΔE 23.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4c8ade;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4c8ade]

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

#4c8ade (#4c8ade) is rgb(76, 138, 222) in RGB.

No, #4c8ade is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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