#4d8fae

Color #4d8fae

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 12.94 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-600 #0092b8 · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#4d8fae

RGB

rgb(77, 143, 174)

HSL

hsl(199.2, 38.6%, 49.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(199.2, 55.7%, 68.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(55.7%, 17.8%, 0%, 31.8%)

LAB

lab(56.36, -11.96, -22.69)

LCH

lch(56.36, 25.65, 242.21)

OKLCH

oklch(61.9%, 0.082, 230.39)

HWB

hwb(199.2, 30.2%, 31.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ae6c4d

Analogous

#4dae9c

#4d8fae

#4d5eae

Triadic

#4d8fae

#ae4d8f

#8fae4d

Split-complementary

#4d8fae

#ae4d5e

#ae9c4d

Tetradic

#4d8fae

#6c4dae

#ae6c4d

#8fae4d

Square

#4d8fae

#9c4dae

#ae6c4d

#5eae4d

Shades

Color #4d8fae mixed toward black.

#407791

#335f74

#274757

#1a303a

#0d181d

Tints

Color #4d8fae mixed toward white.

#69a2bd

#87b5ca

#a5c7d7

#c3dae4

#e1ecf2

Tones

Color #4d8fae mixed toward gray.

#558ca6

#5d899e

#658696

#6d838e

#758086

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.59:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.86:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.86:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7070a7 · ΔE 19.4

Deuteranopia

#6c67a5 · ΔE 21.2

Tritanopia

#52a2a0 · ΔE 14.8

Achromatopsia

#878787 · ΔE 17.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4d8fae;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4d8fae]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#4d8fae (#4d8fae) is rgb(77, 143, 174) in RGB.

No, #4d8fae is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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