#4A87ED#4A87ED
#4A87ED is a light, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.249; OKLCH L 63.3% C 0.166 H 260.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4A87ED |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 135, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(218, 82%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(218, 69%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.8%, 43%, 0%, 7.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.97, 13.20, -57.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.97, 58.75, 282.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.32% -0.0286 -0.1636) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.32% 0.166 260.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.7686, 24.8954, 83.4989) |
| Luminance | 0.2490 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Dodger Blue
#3E82FC
ΔE00 2.10
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 3.46
Azure
#007FFF
ΔE00 3.52
Soft Blue
#6488EA
ΔE00 3.70
Clear Blue
#247AFD
ΔE00 4.40
Lightish Blue
#3D7AFD
ΔE00 4.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4A87ED #EDB04A
analogous
#4AD8ED #4A87ED #5E4AED
triadic
#4A87ED #ED4A87 #87ED4A
tetradic
#4A87ED #ED4AD8 #EDB04A #4AED5E
square
#4A87ED #ED4AD8 #EDB04A #4AED5E
split-complementary
#4A87ED #ED5E4A #D8ED4A
monochromatic
#114BAC #1763E3 #4A87ED #82ACF3 #B9D1F8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.51
#4A87ED on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.98
#4A87ED on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #4A87ED
5.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4A87ED | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4A87ED | 1.00 | 3.51 | 5.98 | 5.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5691F1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3982EB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009FAE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4a87ed; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 135, 237); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.3% 0.166 260.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ea9f3',
500: '#4a87ed',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4a87ed; $custom-light: #8ea9f3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4a87ed",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 135,
"b": 237
},
"hsl": {
"h": 217.546,
"s": 81.91,
"l": 60.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63316,
"c": 0.16614,
"h": 260.1
},
"luminance": 0.24898
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4A87ED
secondary
#E8D1AB
accent
#8E07DE
background
#F9FAFE
surface
#F2F4FD
border
#CCCED5
text
#0E0F17
muted
#7E7F85