#4e8fdf

Color #4e8fdf

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 6.58 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#4e8fdf

RGB

rgb(78, 143, 223)

HSL

hsl(213.1, 69.4%, 59%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(213.1, 65%, 87.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(65%, 35.9%, 0%, 12.5%)

LAB

lab(58.59, 4.21, -46.87)

LCH

lch(58.59, 47.06, 275.13)

OKLCH

oklch(64.4%, 0.138, 254.74)

HWB

hwb(213.1, 30.6%, 12.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#df9e4e

Analogous

#4ed8df

#4e8fdf

#554edf

Triadic

#4e8fdf

#df4e8f

#8fdf4e

Split-complementary

#4e8fdf

#df554e

#d8df4e

Tetradic

#4e8fdf

#9e4edf

#df9e4e

#8fdf4e

Square

#4e8fdf

#df4ed8

#df9e4e

#4edf55

Shades

Color #4e8fdf mixed toward black.

#2674d4

#1f5daa

#17467f

#0f2f55

#08172a

Tints

Color #4e8fdf mixed toward white.

#6ba2e4

#89b4ea

#a6c7ef

#c4daf4

#e1ecfa

Tones

Color #4e8fdf mixed toward gray.

#5a90d3

#6691c7

#7293bb

#7e94af

#8a95a3

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.32:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.32:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7071cf · ΔE 14.4

Deuteranopia

#6c67cb · ΔE 17.2

Tritanopia

#53c2be · ΔE 29.1

Achromatopsia

#8d8d8d · ΔE 22.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #4e8fdf;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e8fdf]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Frequently asked questions

#4e8fdf (#4e8fdf) is rgb(78, 143, 223) in RGB.

No, #4e8fdf is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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