#4d8dd7

Color #4d8dd7

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 9.67 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#4d8dd7

RGB

rgb(77, 141, 215)

HSL

hsl(212.2, 63.3%, 57.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(212.2, 64.2%, 84.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(64.2%, 34.4%, 0%, 15.7%)

LAB

lab(57.59, 2.51, -43.99)

LCH

lch(57.59, 44.06, 273.27)

OKLCH

oklch(63.4%, 0.1301, 253.47)

HWB

hwb(212.2, 30.2%, 15.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d7974d

Analogous

#4dd2d7

#4d8dd7

#524dd7

Triadic

#4d8dd7

#d74d8d

#8dd74d

Split-complementary

#4d8dd7

#d7524d

#d2d74d

Tetradic

#4d8dd7

#974dd7

#d7974d

#8dd74d

Square

#4d8dd7

#d74dd2

#d7974d

#4dd752

Shades

Color #4d8dd7 mixed toward black.

#2d74c7

#245d9f

#1b4677

#122e50

#091728

Tints

Color #4d8dd7 mixed toward white.

#6ba0de

#88b3e4

#a6c6eb

#c4d9f2

#e1ecf8

Tones

Color #4d8dd7 mixed toward gray.

#598ecc

#648fc0

#7090b5

#7b90a9

#87919e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.44:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.11:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.11:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6e6fc8 · ΔE 14.6

Deuteranopia

#6b66c5 · ΔE 17.2

Tritanopia

#52bcb9 · ΔE 27.6

Achromatopsia

#8a8a8a · ΔE 22.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4d8dd7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4d8dd7]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#4d8dd7 (#4d8dd7) is rgb(77, 141, 215) in RGB.

No, #4d8dd7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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