#4B85EE#4B85EE
#4B85EE is a light, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.244; OKLCH L 63.0% C 0.169 H 261.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4B85EE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(75, 133, 238) |
| HSL | hsl(219, 83%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(219, 68%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.5%, 44.1%, 0%, 6.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.53, 14.91, -58.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.53, 60.39, 284.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63% -0.0259 -0.1674) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63% 0.169 261.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.7163, 24.4412, 84.1820) |
| Luminance | 0.2444 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Dodger Blue
#3E82FC
ΔE00 1.60
Soft Blue
#6488EA
ΔE00 3.36
Azure
#007FFF
ΔE00 3.43
Lightish Blue
#3D7AFD
ΔE00 3.87
Clear Blue
#247AFD
ΔE00 3.87
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 4.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4B85EE #EEB44B
analogous
#4BD7EE #4B85EE #634BEE
triadic
#4B85EE #EE4B85 #85EE4B
tetradic
#4B85EE #EE4BD7 #EEB44B #4BEE63
square
#4B85EE #EE4BD7 #EEB44B #4BEE63
split-complementary
#4B85EE #EE634B #D7EE4B
monochromatic
#1049AE #1660E6 #4B85EE #83ABF3 #BBD1F9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.57
#4B85EE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.89
#4B85EE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #4B85EE
5.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4B85EE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4B85EE | 1.00 | 3.57 | 5.89 | 5.89 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5190F2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3381EC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009DAE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#888888
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4b85ee; /* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 133, 238); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.0% 0.169 261.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8fa7f4',
500: '#4b85ee',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4b85ee; $custom-light: #8fa7f4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4b85ee",
"rgb": {
"r": 75,
"g": 133,
"b": 238
},
"hsl": {
"h": 218.65,
"s": 82.741,
"l": 61.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63001,
"c": 0.16938,
"h": 261.2
},
"luminance": 0.24444
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4B85EE
secondary
#E9D3AC
accent
#9206DF
background
#F9FAFF
surface
#F2F4FE
border
#CCCED6
text
#0E0F17
muted
#7E7F85