#4e8af2

Color #4e8af2

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Dodger Blue #1e90ff · ΔE 6.68 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#4e8af2

RGB

rgb(78, 138, 242)

HSL

hsl(218, 86.3%, 62.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218, 67.8%, 94.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(67.8%, 43%, 0%, 5.1%)

LAB

lab(58.23, 13.73, -58)

LCH

lch(58.23, 59.6, 283.32)

OKLCH

oklch(64.4%, 0.168, 260.61)

HWB

hwb(218, 30.6%, 5.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f2b64e

Analogous

#4edcf2

#4e8af2

#644ef2

Triadic

#4e8af2

#f24e8a

#8af24e

Split-complementary

#4e8af2

#f2644e

#dcf24e

Tetradic

#4e8af2

#b64ef2

#f2b64e

#8af24e

Square

#4e8af2

#f24edc

#f2b64e

#4ef264

Shades

Color #4e8af2 mixed toward black.

#1c69ee

#0f52c7

#0b3e95

#072963

#041532

Tints

Color #4e8af2 mixed toward white.

#6b9df4

#89b1f6

#a6c4f8

#c4d8fb

#e1ebfd

Tones

Color #4e8af2 mixed toward gray.

#5b8ee4

#6991d7

#7795c9

#8599bb

#929cae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.36:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.24:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.24:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6d6edf · ΔE 12.3

Deuteranopia

#6a65da · ΔE 14.9

Tritanopia

#52cdc9 · ΔE 34

Achromatopsia

#8c8c8c · ΔE 25.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4e8af2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e8af2]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#4e8af2 (#4e8af2) is rgb(78, 138, 242) in RGB.

No, #4e8af2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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