#4A81E8#4A81E8
#4A81E8 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.230; OKLCH L 61.7% C 0.166 H 261.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4A81E8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 129, 232) |
| HSL | hsl(219, 77%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(219, 68%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.1%, 44.4%, 0%, 9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.05, 15.10, -57.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.05, 59.49, 284.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.74% -0.0241 -0.1646) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.74% 0.166 261.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.2346, 22.9800, 79.4340) |
| Luminance | 0.2298 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Dodger Blue
#3E82FC
ΔE00 2.02
Clear Blue
#247AFD
ΔE00 3.10
Lightish Blue
#3D7AFD
ΔE00 3.10
Azure
#007FFF
ΔE00 3.34
Soft Blue
#6488EA
ΔE00 3.84
Deep Sky Blue
#0D75F8
ΔE00 4.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4A81E8 #E8B14A
analogous
#4AD0E8 #4A81E8 #624AE8
triadic
#4A81E8 #E84A81 #81E84A
tetradic
#4A81E8 #E84AD0 #E8B14A #4AE862
square
#4A81E8 #E84AD0 #E8B14A #4AE862
split-complementary
#4A81E8 #E8624A #D0E84A
monochromatic
#1546A3 #1C5ED9 #4A81E8 #80A7EF #B7CDF6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.75
#4A81E8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.60
#4A81E8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #4A81E8
5.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4A81E8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4A81E8 | 1.00 | 3.75 | 5.60 | 5.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4E8CEC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#307DE6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#0099A9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4a81e8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 129, 232); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.7% 0.166 261.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8da5f0',
500: '#4a81e8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4a81e8; $custom-light: #8da5f0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4a81e8",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 129,
"b": 232
},
"hsl": {
"h": 219.114,
"s": 77.451,
"l": 60
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61741,
"c": 0.16635,
"h": 261.7
},
"luminance": 0.22983
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4A81E8
secondary
#E5D0A8
accent
#B134F4
background
#F9FAFE
surface
#F2F4FD
border
#CCCED5
text
#0E0F17
muted
#7E7F85