#4c8ef5

Color #4c8ef5

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Dodger Blue #1e90ff · ΔE 5.99 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#4c8ef5

RGB

rgb(76, 142, 245)

HSL

hsl(216.6, 89.4%, 62.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.6, 69%, 96.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(69%, 42%, 0%, 3.9%)

LAB

lab(59.41, 12.07, -57.78)

LCH

lch(59.41, 59.03, 281.8)

OKLCH

oklch(65.4%, 0.1682, 259.03)

HWB

hwb(216.6, 29.8%, 3.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f5b34c

Analogous

#4ce2f5

#4c8ef5

#5e4cf5

Triadic

#4c8ef5

#f54c8e

#8ef54c

Split-complementary

#4c8ef5

#f55e4c

#e2f54c

Tetradic

#4c8ef5

#b34cf5

#f5b34c

#8ef54c

Square

#4c8ef5

#f54ce2

#f5b34c

#4cf55e

Shades

Color #4c8ef5 mixed toward black.

#196ef2

#0b56cb

#094098

#062b65

#031533

Tints

Color #4c8ef5 mixed toward white.

#6aa1f7

#88b4f8

#a5c6fa

#c3d9fc

#e1ecfd

Tones

Color #4c8ef5 mixed toward gray.

#5a91e7

#6894d9

#7697cb

#849abd

#929dae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.5:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.5:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6f6fe2 · ΔE 13.6

Deuteranopia

#6b66dd · ΔE 16.1

Tritanopia

#51d1cd · ΔE 33.7

Achromatopsia

#8f8f8f · ΔE 25.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4c8ef5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4c8ef5]

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

#4c8ef5 (#4c8ef5) is rgb(76, 142, 245) in RGB.

No, #4c8ef5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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