#4169CE#4169CE
#4169CE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.163 H 265.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4169CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(65, 105, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(223, 59%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(223, 68%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.4%, 49%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.55, 19.45, -56.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.55, 59.77, 288.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.61% -0.0137 -0.1621) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.61% 0.163 265.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.3682, 15.6814, 60.4393) |
| Luminance | 0.1568 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Royal Blue
#4169E1
ΔE00 2.49
Cornflower Blue
#5170D7
ΔE00 3.34
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 4.16
Cerulean Blue
#056EEE
ΔE00 4.67
Azul
#1D5DEC
ΔE00 5.08
Bright Blue
#0165FC
ΔE00 5.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4169CE #CEA641
analogous
#41AFCE #4169CE #5F41CE
triadic
#4169CE #CE4169 #69CE41
tetradic
#4169CE #CE41AF #CEA641 #41CE5F
square
#4169CE #CE41AF #CEA641 #41CE5F
split-complementary
#4169CE #CE5F41 #AFCE41
monochromatic
#1E3776 #2B4EA7 #4169CE #728FDB #A2B6E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.08
#4169CE on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.14
#4169CE on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4169CE
5.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4169CE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4169CE | 1.00 | 5.08 | 4.14 | 5.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3175D2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0168CC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#008192
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4169ce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(65, 105, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.163 265.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8593de',
500: '#4169ce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4169ce; $custom-light: #8593de; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4169ce",
"rgb": {
"r": 65,
"g": 105,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 222.979,
"s": 58.996,
"l": 53.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5461,
"c": 0.1627,
"h": 265.2
},
"luminance": 0.15683
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4169CE
secondary
#D4C397
accent
#B646E2
background
#F8F9FD
surface
#F0F1FB
border
#CBCBD4
text
#0C0D15
muted
#7D7E83