#4e85cd

Color #4e85cd

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 11.04 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 4.8

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Conversions

HEX

#4e85cd

RGB

rgb(78, 133, 205)

HSL

hsl(214, 55.9%, 55.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214, 62%, 80.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(62%, 35.1%, 0%, 19.6%)

LAB

lab(54.87, 4.05, -42.65)

LCH

lch(54.87, 42.84, 275.42)

OKLCH

oklch(61.2%, 0.1246, 255.79)

HWB

hwb(214, 30.6%, 19.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cd964e

Analogous

#4ec4cd

#4e85cd

#574ecd

Triadic

#4e85cd

#cd4e85

#85cd4e

Split-complementary

#4e85cd

#cd574e

#c4cd4e

Tetradic

#4e85cd

#964ecd

#cd964e

#85cd4e

Square

#4e85cd

#cd4ec4

#cd964e

#4ecd57

Shades

Color #4e85cd mixed toward black.

#346db8

#2a5793

#1f416e

#152c4a

#0a1625

Tints

Color #4e85cd mixed toward white.

#6c99d5

#89aede

#a7c2e6

#c4d6ee

#e2ebf7

Tones

Color #4e85cd mixed toward gray.

#5986c2

#6388b8

#6e89ad

#788ba3

#838c98

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.56:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.56:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6a6bbf · ΔE 13

Deuteranopia

#6763bb · ΔE 15.3

Tritanopia

#52b2b0 · ΔE 27.3

Achromatopsia

#838383 · ΔE 21.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4e85cd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e85cd]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#4e85cd (#4e85cd) is rgb(78, 133, 205) in RGB.

No, #4e85cd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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