#4A82E6#4A82E6
#4A82E6 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.231; OKLCH L 61.8% C 0.163 H 261.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4A82E6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 130, 230) |
| HSL | hsl(218, 76%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(218, 68%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.8%, 43.5%, 0%, 9.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.21, 13.79, -56.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.21, 57.84, 283.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.82% -0.0254 -0.1606) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.82% 0.163 261) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.0845, 23.1317, 77.9905) |
| Luminance | 0.2313 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Dodger Blue
#3E82FC
ΔE00 2.15
Azure
#007FFF
ΔE00 3.31
Clear Blue
#247AFD
ΔE00 3.37
Lightish Blue
#3D7AFD
ΔE00 3.51
Soft Blue
#6488EA
ΔE00 3.90
Deep Sky Blue
#0D75F8
ΔE00 4.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4A82E6 #E6AE4A
analogous
#4AD0E6 #4A82E6 #604AE6
triadic
#4A82E6 #E64A82 #82E64A
tetradic
#4A82E6 #E64AD0 #E6AE4A #4AE660
square
#4A82E6 #E64AD0 #E6AE4A #4AE660
split-complementary
#4A82E6 #E6604A #D0E64A
monochromatic
#1647A0 #1D5FD5 #4A82E6 #80A7ED #B6CCF5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.73
#4A82E6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.63
#4A82E6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #4A82E6
5.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4A82E6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4A82E6 | 1.00 | 3.73 | 5.63 | 5.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#518CEA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#367DE4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#0099A9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4a82e6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 130, 230); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.8% 0.163 261.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8da5ee',
500: '#4a82e6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4a82e6; $custom-light: #8da5ee; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4a82e6",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 130,
"b": 230
},
"hsl": {
"h": 218.462,
"s": 75.728,
"l": 59.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61824,
"c": 0.16256,
"h": 261
},
"luminance": 0.23134
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4A82E6
secondary
#E4CEA8
accent
#AF35F2
background
#F9FAFE
surface
#F2F4FD
border
#CCCED5
text
#0D0F16
muted
#7E7F84