#4e79df

Color #4e79df

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Dodger Blue #1e90ff · ΔE 12.29 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#4e79df

RGB

rgb(78, 121, 223)

HSL

hsl(222.2, 69.4%, 59%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(222.2, 65%, 87.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(65%, 45.7%, 0%, 12.5%)

LAB

lab(52.53, 17.51, -56.53)

LCH

lch(52.53, 59.18, 287.21)

OKLCH

oklch(59.7%, 0.1624, 264.74)

HWB

hwb(222.2, 30.6%, 12.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dfb44e

Analogous

#4ec2df

#4e79df

#6b4edf

Triadic

#4e79df

#df4e79

#79df4e

Split-complementary

#4e79df

#df6b4e

#c2df4e

Tetradic

#4e79df

#b44edf

#dfb44e

#79df4e

Square

#4e79df

#df4ec2

#dfb44e

#4edf6b

Shades

Color #4e79df mixed toward black.

#265ad4

#1f48aa

#17367f

#0f2455

#08122a

Tints

Color #4e79df mixed toward white.

#6b8fe4

#89a6ea

#a6bcef

#c4d2f4

#e1e9fa

Tones

Color #4e79df mixed toward gray.

#5a7ed3

#6683c7

#7288bb

#7e8daf

#8a92a3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.12:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.12:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6364cc · ΔE 9.4

Deuteranopia

#615dc7 · ΔE 11.6

Tritanopia

#51bcb8 · ΔE 34.7

Achromatopsia

#7d7d7d · ΔE 25.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4e79df;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e79df]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#4e79df (#4e79df) is rgb(78, 121, 223) in RGB.

No, #4e79df is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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