#4A85ED#4A85ED
#4A85ED is a light, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.243; OKLCH L 62.9% C 0.168 H 260.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4A85ED |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 133, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(218, 82%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(218, 69%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.8%, 43.9%, 0%, 7.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.43, 14.42, -58.12) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.43, 59.88, 283.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.9% -0.0268 -0.1662) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.9% 0.168 260.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.4922, 24.3426, 83.4068) |
| Luminance | 0.2434 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Dodger Blue
#3E82FC
ΔE00 1.67
Azure
#007FFF
ΔE00 3.32
Soft Blue
#6488EA
ΔE00 3.52
Clear Blue
#247AFD
ΔE00 3.86
Lightish Blue
#3D7AFD
ΔE00 3.95
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 4.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4A85ED #EDB24A
analogous
#4AD7ED #4A85ED #604AED
triadic
#4A85ED #ED4A85 #85ED4A
tetradic
#4A85ED #ED4AD7 #EDB24A #4AED60
square
#4A85ED #ED4AD7 #EDB24A #4AED60
split-complementary
#4A85ED #ED604A #D7ED4A
monochromatic
#1149AC #1761E3 #4A85ED #82ABF3 #B9D0F8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.58
#4A85ED on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.87
#4A85ED on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #4A85ED
5.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4A85ED | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4A85ED | 1.00 | 3.58 | 5.87 | 5.87 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#528FF1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3480EB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009DAD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#878787
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4a85ed; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 133, 237); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.9% 0.168 260.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ea7f3',
500: '#4a85ed',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4a85ed; $custom-light: #8ea7f3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4a85ed",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 133,
"b": 237
},
"hsl": {
"h": 218.282,
"s": 81.91,
"l": 60.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62896,
"c": 0.16839,
"h": 260.8
},
"luminance": 0.24345
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4A85ED
secondary
#E8D2AB
accent
#9007DE
background
#F9FAFE
surface
#F2F4FD
border
#CCCED5
text
#0E0F17
muted
#7E7F85