#4A88E9#4A88E9
#4A88E9 is a light, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.249; OKLCH L 63.3% C 0.160 H 259.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4A88E9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 136, 233) |
| HSL | hsl(217, 78%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(217, 68%, 91%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.2%, 41.6%, 0%, 8.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.02, 11.20, -54.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.02, 56.08, 281.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.28% -0.0303 -0.1569) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.28% 0.16 259.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.3309, 24.9446, 80.5021) |
| Luminance | 0.2495 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Dodger Blue
#3E82FC
ΔE00 2.66
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 2.89
Azure
#007FFF
ΔE00 3.69
Soft Blue
#6488EA
ΔE00 4.06
Dodgerblue
#1E90FF
ΔE00 4.48
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 4.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4A88E9 #E9AB4A
analogous
#4AD7E9 #4A88E9 #5C4AE9
triadic
#4A88E9 #E94A88 #88E94A
tetradic
#4A88E9 #E94AD7 #E9AB4A #4AE95C
square
#4A88E9 #E94AD7 #E9AB4A #4AE95C
split-complementary
#4A88E9 #E95C4A #D7E94A
monochromatic
#144CA5 #1B66DB #4A88E9 #81ACF0 #B7D0F6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.51
#4A88E9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.99
#4A88E9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #4A88E9
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4A88E9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4A88E9 | 1.00 | 3.51 | 5.99 | 5.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5A91ED
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4082E7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009EAD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4a88e9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 136, 233); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.3% 0.160 259.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8daaf0',
500: '#4a88e9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4a88e9; $custom-light: #8daaf0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4a88e9",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 136,
"b": 233
},
"hsl": {
"h": 216.604,
"s": 78.325,
"l": 60.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6328,
"c": 0.15978,
"h": 259.1
},
"luminance": 0.24947
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4A88E9
secondary
#E6CEA9
accent
#8A0BDB
background
#F9FAFE
surface
#F2F4FD
border
#CCCED5
text
#0E0F17
muted
#7E7F85