#4e9ef2

Color #4e9ef2

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Cornflower Blue #6495ed · ΔE 7.64 Nearest Tailwind class blue-400 #51a2ff · ΔE 1.7

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Conversions

HEX

#4e9ef2

RGB

rgb(78, 158, 242)

HSL

hsl(210.7, 86.3%, 62.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210.7, 67.8%, 94.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(67.8%, 34.7%, 0%, 5.1%)

LAB

lab(63.74, 1.91, -49.24)

LCH

lch(63.74, 49.28, 272.22)

OKLCH

oklch(68.7%, 0.1472, 251.75)

HWB

hwb(210.7, 30.6%, 5.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f2a24e

Analogous

#4ef0f2

#4e9ef2

#504ef2

Triadic

#4e9ef2

#f24e9e

#9ef24e

Split-complementary

#4e9ef2

#f2504e

#f0f24e

Tetradic

#4e9ef2

#a24ef2

#f2a24e

#9ef24e

Square

#4e9ef2

#f24ef0

#f2a24e

#4ef250

Shades

Color #4e9ef2 mixed toward black.

#1c83ee

#0f68c7

#0b4e95

#073463

#041a32

Tints

Color #4e9ef2 mixed toward white.

#6baef4

#89bef6

#a6cef8

#c4dffb

#e1effd

Tones

Color #4e9ef2 mixed toward gray.

#5b9ee4

#699fd7

#779fc9

#859fbb

#92a0ae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.8:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.5:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.5:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#797ae1 · ΔE 16.7

Deuteranopia

#746edd · ΔE 19.8

Tritanopia

#54d3d0 · ΔE 28.8

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 23.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4e9ef2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e9ef2]

Related colors

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Slate Gray #708090

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Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#4e9ef2 (#4e9ef2) is rgb(78, 158, 242) in RGB.

No, #4e9ef2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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