#4f8cf2

Color #4f8cf2

A vivid, highly saturated light blue.

Closest named color Dodger Blue #1e90ff · ΔE 6.9 Nearest Tailwind class blue-500 #2b7fff · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#4f8cf2

RGB

rgb(79, 140, 242)

HSL

hsl(217.5, 86.2%, 62.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.5, 67.4%, 94.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(67.4%, 42.1%, 0%, 5.1%)

LAB

lab(58.81, 12.67, -57.07)

LCH

lch(58.81, 58.46, 282.52)

OKLCH

oklch(64.9%, 0.1655, 260.08)

HWB

hwb(217.5, 31%, 5.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#f2b54f

Analogous

#4fdef2

#4f8cf2

#634ff2

Triadic

#4f8cf2

#f24f8c

#8cf24f

Split-complementary

#4f8cf2

#f2634f

#def24f

Tetradic

#4f8cf2

#b54ff2

#f2b54f

#8cf24f

Square

#4f8cf2

#f24fde

#f2b54f

#4ff263

Shades

Color #4f8cf2 mixed toward black.

#1d6cee

#0f54c7

#0b3f95

#072a64

#041532

Tints

Color #4f8cf2 mixed toward white.

#6c9ff4

#8ab2f6

#a7c6f8

#c4d9fb

#e2ecfd

Tones

Color #4f8cf2 mixed toward gray.

#5c8fe4

#6a93d7

#7896c9

#859abc

#939dae

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.37:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.37:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6f6fdf · ΔE 12.8

Deuteranopia

#6b66da · ΔE 15.3

Tritanopia

#53ceca · ΔE 33.6

Achromatopsia

#8d8d8d · ΔE 25.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4f8cf2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4f8cf2]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#4f8cf2 (#4f8cf2) is rgb(79, 140, 242) in RGB.

No, #4f8cf2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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