#4e8cf4

Color #4e8cf4

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Dodger Blue #1e90ff · ΔE 6.27 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#4e8cf4

RGB

rgb(78, 140, 244)

HSL

hsl(217.6, 88.3%, 63.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.6, 68%, 95.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(68%, 42.6%, 0%, 4.3%)

LAB

lab(58.89, 13.22, -58.06)

LCH

lch(58.89, 59.55, 282.83)

OKLCH

oklch(65%, 0.1684, 260.12)

HWB

hwb(217.6, 30.6%, 4.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f4b64e

Analogous

#4edff4

#4e8cf4

#634ef4

Triadic

#4e8cf4

#f44e8c

#8cf44e

Split-complementary

#4e8cf4

#f4634e

#dff44e

Tetradic

#4e8cf4

#b64ef4

#f4b64e

#8cf44e

Square

#4e8cf4

#f44edf

#f4b64e

#4ef463

Shades

Color #4e8cf4 mixed toward black.

#1b6bf1

#0d53ca

#093e97

#062a65

#031532

Tints

Color #4e8cf4 mixed toward white.

#6b9ff6

#89b2f8

#a6c5f9

#c4d9fb

#e1ecfd

Tones

Color #4e8cf4 mixed toward gray.

#5c8fe6

#6a93d8

#7796ca

#859abd

#939daf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.29:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.38:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.38:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6e6fe1 · ΔE 12.7

Deuteranopia

#6b66db · ΔE 15.3

Tritanopia

#53cfcb · ΔE 33.9

Achromatopsia

#8e8e8e · ΔE 25.5

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #4e8cf4;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e8cf4]

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

#4e8cf4 (#4e8cf4) is rgb(78, 140, 244) in RGB.

No, #4e8cf4 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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