#4A81E2#4A81E2
#4A81E2 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.226; OKLCH L 61.4% C 0.158 H 260.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4A81E2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 129, 226) |
| HSL | hsl(218, 72%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(218, 67%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.3%, 42.9%, 0%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.70, 13.00, -54.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.70, 56.26, 283.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.36% -0.0252 -0.1564) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.36% 0.158 260.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.3969, 22.6449, 75.0219) |
| Luminance | 0.2265 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Dodger Blue
#3E82FC
ΔE00 2.60
Clear Blue
#247AFD
ΔE00 3.38
Azure
#007FFF
ΔE00 3.45
Lightish Blue
#3D7AFD
ΔE00 3.60
Soft Blue
#6488EA
ΔE00 4.21
Deep Sky Blue
#0D75F8
ΔE00 4.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4A81E2 #E2AB4A
analogous
#4ACDE2 #4A81E2 #5F4AE2
triadic
#4A81E2 #E24A81 #81E24A
tetradic
#4A81E2 #E24ACD #E2AB4A #4AE25F
square
#4A81E2 #E24ACD #E2AB4A #4AE25F
split-complementary
#4A81E2 #E25F4A #CDE24A
monochromatic
#194799 #2160CE #4A81E2 #7FA6EA #B3CAF3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.80
#4A81E2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.53
#4A81E2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #4A81E2
5.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4A81E2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4A81E2 | 1.00 | 3.80 | 5.53 | 5.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#538AE6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#397CE0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#0097A6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#838383
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4a81e2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 129, 226); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.4% 0.158 260.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ca5ec',
500: '#4a81e2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4a81e2; $custom-light: #8ca5ec; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4a81e2",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 129,
"b": 226
},
"hsl": {
"h": 218.289,
"s": 72.381,
"l": 58.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61362,
"c": 0.15839,
"h": 260.9
},
"luminance": 0.22647
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4A81E2
secondary
#E2CCA6
accent
#AD39EF
background
#F9FAFE
surface
#F2F4FD
border
#CCCED5
text
#0D0F16
muted
#7E7F84