#4e8ff2

Color #4e8ff2

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 7.08 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#4e8ff2

RGB

rgb(78, 143, 242)

HSL

hsl(216.2, 86.3%, 62.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216.2, 67.8%, 94.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(67.8%, 40.9%, 0%, 5.1%)

LAB

lab(59.59, 10.73, -55.83)

LCH

lch(59.59, 56.85, 280.88)

OKLCH

oklch(65.5%, 0.1625, 258.64)

HWB

hwb(216.2, 30.6%, 5.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f2b14e

Analogous

#4ee1f2

#4e8ff2

#5f4ef2

Triadic

#4e8ff2

#f24e8f

#8ff24e

Split-complementary

#4e8ff2

#f25f4e

#e1f24e

Tetradic

#4e8ff2

#b14ef2

#f2b14e

#8ff24e

Square

#4e8ff2

#f24ee1

#f2b14e

#4ef25f

Shades

Color #4e8ff2 mixed toward black.

#1c70ee

#0f58c7

#0b4295

#072c63

#041632

Tints

Color #4e8ff2 mixed toward white.

#6ba2f4

#89b4f6

#a6c7f8

#c4dafb

#e1ecfd

Tones

Color #4e8ff2 mixed toward gray.

#5b92e4

#6995d7

#7797c9

#859abb

#929dae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.21:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.54:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.54:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7071df · ΔE 13.4

Deuteranopia

#6c67da · ΔE 16.2

Tritanopia

#53cfcb · ΔE 32.9

Achromatopsia

#8f8f8f · ΔE 25

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4e8ff2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e8ff2]

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

#4e8ff2 (#4e8ff2) is rgb(78, 143, 242) in RGB.

No, #4e8ff2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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