#4c8cf6

Color #4c8cf6

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Dodger Blue #1e90ff · ΔE 5.65 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#4c8cf6

RGB

rgb(76, 140, 246)

HSL

hsl(217.4, 90.4%, 63.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.4, 69.1%, 96.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(69.1%, 43.1%, 0%, 3.5%)

LAB

lab(58.92, 13.62, -59.11)

LCH

lch(58.92, 60.66, 282.98)

OKLCH

oklch(65%, 0.1716, 259.93)

HWB

hwb(217.4, 29.8%, 3.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f6b64c

Analogous

#4ce1f6

#4c8cf6

#614cf6

Triadic

#4c8cf6

#f64c8c

#8cf64c

Split-complementary

#4c8cf6

#f6614c

#e1f64c

Tetradic

#4c8cf6

#b64cf6

#f6b64c

#8cf64c

Square

#4c8cf6

#f64ce1

#f6b64c

#4cf661

Shades

Color #4c8cf6 mixed toward black.

#196bf3

#0a53cc

#083f99

#052a66

#031533

Tints

Color #4c8cf6 mixed toward white.

#6a9ff7

#88b2f9

#a5c5fa

#c3d9fc

#e1ecfd

Tones

Color #4c8cf6 mixed toward gray.

#5a8fe8

#6893da

#7696cb

#859abd

#939daf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.29:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.39:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.39:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6e6ee2 · ΔE 13.1

Deuteranopia

#6a65dd · ΔE 15.6

Tritanopia

#51d1cd · ΔE 34.3

Achromatopsia

#8e8e8e · ΔE 25.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4c8cf6;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4c8cf6]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Royal Blue #4169e1

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#4c8cf6 (#4c8cf6) is rgb(76, 140, 246) in RGB.

No, #4c8cf6 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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