#4e8ff1

Color #4e8ff1

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 6.6 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#4e8ff1

RGB

rgb(78, 143, 241)

HSL

hsl(216.1, 85.3%, 62.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.1, 67.6%, 94.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(67.6%, 40.7%, 0%, 5.5%)

LAB

lab(59.54, 10.38, -55.36)

LCH

lch(59.54, 56.32, 280.62)

OKLCH

oklch(65.4%, 0.1611, 258.47)

HWB

hwb(216.1, 30.6%, 5.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f1b04e

Analogous

#4ee0f1

#4e8ff1

#5e4ef1

Triadic

#4e8ff1

#f14e8f

#8ff14e

Split-complementary

#4e8ff1

#f15e4e

#e0f14e

Tetradic

#4e8ff1

#b04ef1

#f1b04e

#8ff14e

Square

#4e8ff1

#f14ee0

#f1b04e

#4ef15e

Shades

Color #4e8ff1 mixed toward black.

#1d70ed

#1058c5

#0c4294

#082c62

#041631

Tints

Color #4e8ff1 mixed toward white.

#6ba1f3

#89b4f6

#a6c7f8

#c4dafa

#e1ecfd

Tones

Color #4e8ff1 mixed toward gray.

#5b92e3

#6994d6

#7797c8

#849abb

#929dad

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.52:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.52:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7071de · ΔE 13.5

Deuteranopia

#6c67da · ΔE 16.2

Tritanopia

#53ceca · ΔE 32.7

Achromatopsia

#8f8f8f · ΔE 24.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #4e8ff1;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e8ff1]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#4e8ff1 (#4e8ff1) is rgb(78, 143, 241) in RGB.

No, #4e8ff1 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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