#4e8da5

Color #4e8da5

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Light Slate Gray #778899 · ΔE 13.59 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-600 #0092b8 · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#4e8da5

RGB

rgb(78, 141, 165)

HSL

hsl(196.6, 35.8%, 47.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(196.6, 52.7%, 64.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(52.7%, 14.5%, 0%, 35.3%)

LAB

lab(55.47, -13.37, -18.91)

LCH

lch(55.47, 23.16, 234.74)

OKLCH

oklch(61.1%, 0.0742, 224.89)

HWB

hwb(196.6, 30.6%, 35.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#a5664e

Analogous

#4ea591

#4e8da5

#4e61a5

Triadic

#4e8da5

#a54e8d

#8da54e

Split-complementary

#4e8da5

#a54e61

#a5914e

Tetradic

#4e8da5

#664ea5

#a5664e

#8da54e

Square

#4e8da5

#914ea5

#a5664e

#61a54e

Shades

Color #4e8da5 mixed toward black.

#417589

#345e6e

#274652

#1a2f37

#0d171b

Tints

Color #4e8da5 mixed toward white.

#68a1b8

#86b4c6

#a4c7d4

#c3dae2

#e1ecf1

Tones

Color #4e8da5 mixed toward gray.

#558a9e

#5c8696

#64838f

#6b8088

#727d81

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.7:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.68:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.68:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6f6fa0 · ΔE 20.7

Deuteranopia

#6b669e · ΔE 22.3

Tritanopia

#539b9a · ΔE 11.7

Achromatopsia

#858585 · ΔE 16.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #4e8da5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e8da5]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Frequently asked questions

#4e8da5 (#4e8da5) is rgb(78, 141, 165) in RGB.

No, #4e8da5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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