#4e8eff

Color #4e8eff

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Dodger Blue #1e90ff · ΔE 6.02 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#4e8eff

RGB

rgb(78, 142, 255)

HSL

hsl(218.3, 100%, 65.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.3, 69.4%, 100%)

CMYK

cmyk(69.4%, 44.3%, 0%, 0%)

LAB

lab(60.05, 15.83, -62.24)

LCH

lch(60.05, 64.22, 284.27)

OKLCH

oklch(66.1%, 0.1804, 260.85)

HWB

hwb(218.3, 30.6%, 0%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#ffbf4e

Analogous

#4ee7ff

#4e8eff

#674eff

Triadic

#4e8eff

#ff4e8e

#8eff4e

Split-complementary

#4e8eff

#ff674e

#e7ff4e

Tetradic

#4e8eff

#bf4eff

#ffbf4e

#8eff4e

Square

#4e8eff

#ff4ee7

#ffbf4e

#4eff67

Shades

Color #4e8eff mixed toward black.

#176bff

#0050de

#003ca7

#00286f

#001438

Tints

Color #4e8eff mixed toward white.

#6ca1ff

#89b4ff

#a7c7ff

#c4d9ff

#e2ecff

Tones

Color #4e8eff mixed toward gray.

#5d92f0

#6c96e2

#7a9ad3

#899ec4

#98a2b5

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.64:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.64:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6f70ea · ΔE 12.6

Deuteranopia

#6c67e5 · ΔE 15.2

Tritanopia

#53d8d3 · ΔE 35.6

Achromatopsia

#919191 · ΔE 26.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #4e8eff;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e8eff]

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

#4e8eff (#4e8eff) is rgb(78, 142, 255) in RGB.

No, #4e8eff is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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