#4e9cdd

Color #4e9cdd

A moderately saturated medium blue.

Closest named color Steel Blue #4682b4 · ΔE 12.53 Nearest Tailwind class blue-400 #51a2ff · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#4e9cdd

RGB

rgb(78, 156, 221)

HSL

hsl(207.3, 67.8%, 58.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(207.3, 64.7%, 86.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(64.7%, 29.4%, 0%, 13.3%)

LAB

lab(62.18, -3.99, -40.11)

LCH

lch(62.18, 40.31, 264.32)

OKLCH

oklch(67.2%, 0.1237, 246.21)

HWB

hwb(207.3, 30.6%, 13.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dd8f4e

Analogous

#4eddd7

#4e9cdd

#4e54dd

Triadic

#4e9cdd

#dd4e9c

#9cdd4e

Split-complementary

#4e9cdd

#dd4e54

#ddd74e

Tetradic

#4e9cdd

#8f4edd

#dd8f4e

#9cdd4e

Square

#4e9cdd

#d74edd

#dd8f4e

#54dd4e

Shades

Color #4e9cdd mixed toward black.

#2884d1

#206aa7

#184f7d

#103554

#081a2a

Tints

Color #4e9cdd mixed toward white.

#6bace3

#89bde8

#a6cdee

#c4def4

#e1eef9

Tones

Color #4e9cdd mixed toward gray.

#5a9bd1

#669ac5

#7299b9

#7e98ad

#8a97a1

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.95:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.12:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.12:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7878d0 · ΔE 17.7

Deuteranopia

#736dcc · ΔE 20.5

Tritanopia

#54c4c2 · ΔE 24.2

Achromatopsia

#969696 · ΔE 21.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4e9cdd;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e9cdd]

Related colors

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#4e9cdd (#4e9cdd) is rgb(78, 156, 221) in RGB.

No, #4e9cdd is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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