#4e94bb

Color #4e94bb

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 10.19 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-600 #0092b8 · ΔE 5.3

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Conversions

HEX

#4e94bb

RGB

rgb(78, 148, 187)

HSL

hsl(201.5, 44.5%, 52%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(201.5, 58.3%, 73.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(58.3%, 20.9%, 0%, 26.7%)

LAB

lab(58.4, -10.49, -26.94)

LCH

lch(58.4, 28.91, 248.72)

OKLCH

oklch(63.7%, 0.0918, 235.12)

HWB

hwb(201.5, 30.6%, 26.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#bb754e

Analogous

#4ebbac

#4e94bb

#4e5ebb

Triadic

#4e94bb

#bb4e94

#94bb4e

Split-complementary

#4e94bb

#bb4e5e

#bbac4e

Tetradic

#4e94bb

#754ebb

#bb754e

#94bb4e

Square

#4e94bb

#ac4ebb

#bb754e

#5ebb4e

Shades

Color #4e94bb mixed toward black.

#3d7ca0

#316480

#254b60

#193240

#0c1920

Tints

Color #4e94bb mixed toward white.

#6ca6c6

#89b8d2

#a7cadd

#c4dbe8

#e2edf4

Tones

Color #4e94bb mixed toward gray.

#5791b2

#608fa9

#698ca0

#728a97

#7c878e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.28:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.28:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7374b3 · ΔE 18.4

Deuteranopia

#6f69b0 · ΔE 21

Tritanopia

#53acaa · ΔE 17.3

Achromatopsia

#8c8c8c · ΔE 18.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4e94bb;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e94bb]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Steel Blue #4682b4

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#4e94bb (#4e94bb) is rgb(78, 148, 187) in RGB.

No, #4e94bb is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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