#4e88cc

Color #4e88cc

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 10.99 Nearest Tailwind class sky-600 #0084d1 · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#4e88cc

RGB

rgb(78, 136, 204)

HSL

hsl(212.4, 55.3%, 55.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(212.4, 61.8%, 80%)

CMYK

cmyk(61.8%, 33.3%, 0%, 20%)

LAB

lab(55.67, 1.93, -40.82)

LCH

lch(55.67, 40.87, 272.71)

OKLCH

oklch(61.8%, 0.1204, 253.6)

HWB

hwb(212.4, 30.6%, 20%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#cc924e

Analogous

#4ec7cc

#4e88cc

#534ecc

Triadic

#4e88cc

#cc4e88

#88cc4e

Split-complementary

#4e88cc

#cc534e

#c7cc4e

Tetradic

#4e88cc

#924ecc

#cc924e

#88cc4e

Square

#4e88cc

#cc4ec7

#cc924e

#4ecc53

Shades

Color #4e88cc mixed toward black.

#3570b6

#2a5a92

#20436d

#152d49

#0b1624

Tints

Color #4e88cc mixed toward white.

#6b9cd5

#89b0dd

#a6c3e6

#c4d7ee

#e1ebf7

Tones

Color #4e88cc mixed toward gray.

#5889c2

#638ab7

#6d8aad

#788ba2

#838c98

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.67:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.72:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.72:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6c6cbe · ΔE 14.1

Deuteranopia

#6964bb · ΔE 16.3

Tritanopia

#52b3b0 · ΔE 26.5

Achromatopsia

#858585 · ΔE 21.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4e88cc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e88cc]

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

#4e88cc (#4e88cc) is rgb(78, 136, 204) in RGB.

No, #4e88cc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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