#4A79E2#4A79E2
#4A79E2 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.206; OKLCH L 59.7% C 0.168 H 263.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4A79E2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 121, 226) |
| HSL | hsl(221, 72%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(221, 67%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.3%, 46.5%, 0%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.53, 17.91, -58.23) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.53, 60.92, 287.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.69% -0.0178 -0.1667) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.69% 0.168 263.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.3841, 20.6193, 74.6843) |
| Luminance | 0.2062 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Lightish Blue
#3D7AFD
ΔE00 2.90
Clear Blue
#247AFD
ΔE00 3.30
Deep Sky Blue
#0D75F8
ΔE00 3.49
Cornflower Blue
#5170D7
ΔE00 3.82
Dodger Blue
#3E82FC
ΔE00 4.27
Cerulean Blue
#056EEE
ΔE00 4.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4A79E2 #E2B34A
analogous
#4AC5E2 #4A79E2 #674AE2
triadic
#4A79E2 #E24A79 #79E24A
tetradic
#4A79E2 #E24AC5 #E2B34A #4AE267
square
#4A79E2 #E24AC5 #E2B34A #4AE267
split-complementary
#4A79E2 #E2674A #C5E24A
monochromatic
#194099 #2156CE #4A79E2 #7FA0EA #B3C7F3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.10
#4A79E2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.12
#4A79E2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #4A79E2
5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4A79E2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4A79E2 | 1.00 | 4.10 | 5.12 | 5.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4385E6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#2277E0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#0091A2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4a79e2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 121, 226); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.7% 0.168 263.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8c9fec',
500: '#4a79e2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4a79e2; $custom-light: #8c9fec; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4a79e2",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 121,
"b": 226
},
"hsl": {
"h": 221.447,
"s": 72.381,
"l": 58.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5969,
"c": 0.16769,
"h": 263.9
},
"luminance": 0.20622
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4A79E2
secondary
#E2CFA6
accent
#B739EF
background
#F9F9FE
surface
#F2F2FD
border
#CCCCD5
text
#0D0E16
muted
#7E7E84