#4e90dc

Color #4e90dc

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 8.6 Nearest Tailwind class blue-400 #51a2ff · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#4e90dc

RGB

rgb(78, 144, 220)

HSL

hsl(212.1, 67%, 58.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(212.1, 64.5%, 86.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(64.5%, 34.5%, 0%, 13.7%)

LAB

lab(58.72, 2.61, -44.99)

LCH

lch(58.72, 45.07, 273.32)

OKLCH

oklch(64.4%, 0.133, 253.4)

HWB

hwb(212.1, 30.6%, 13.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dc9a4e

Analogous

#4ed7dc

#4e90dc

#534edc

Triadic

#4e90dc

#dc4e90

#90dc4e

Split-complementary

#4e90dc

#dc534e

#d7dc4e

Tetradic

#4e90dc

#9a4edc

#dc9a4e

#90dc4e

Square

#4e90dc

#dc4ed7

#dc9a4e

#4edc53

Shades

Color #4e90dc mixed toward black.

#2976cf

#215fa6

#19477c

#102f53

#081829

Tints

Color #4e90dc mixed toward white.

#6ba2e2

#89b5e8

#a6c7ed

#c4daf3

#e1ecf9

Tones

Color #4e90dc mixed toward gray.

#5a91d0

#6692c4

#7192b8

#7d93ad

#8994a1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.31:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.35:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.35:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7171cd · ΔE 15

Deuteranopia

#6d67c9 · ΔE 17.8

Tritanopia

#53c0bd · ΔE 27.9

Achromatopsia

#8d8d8d · ΔE 22.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4e90dc;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e90dc]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#4e90dc (#4e90dc) is rgb(78, 144, 220) in RGB.

No, #4e90dc is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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