#4E609F#4E609F
#4E609F is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.103 H 270.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E609F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 96, 159) |
| HSL | hsl(227, 34%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(227, 51%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(50.9%, 39.6%, 0%, 37.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.98, 11.48, -36.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.98, 38.13, 287.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.4% 0.0006 -0.1028) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.4% 0.103 270.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.5807, 12.4878, 34.4889) |
| Luminance | 0.1249 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 2.24
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 4.22
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 5.71
Twilight
#4E518B
ΔE00 6.23
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 6.34
Dusk
#4E5481
ΔE00 6.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E609F #9F8D4E
analogous
#4E899F #4E609F #654E9F
triadic
#4E609F #9F4E60 #609F4E
tetradic
#4E609F #9F4E89 #9F8D4E #4E9F65
square
#4E609F #9F4E89 #9F8D4E #4E9F65
split-complementary
#4E609F #9F654E #899F4E
monochromatic
#262E4D #3A4776 #4E609F #7181B9 #9AA5CD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.00
#4E609F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.50
#4E609F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E609F
6.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E609F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E609F | 1.00 | 6.00 | 3.50 | 6.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4767A1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3F609E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#2C6D78
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e609f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 96, 159); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.103 270.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#858cbc',
500: '#4e609f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e609f; $custom-light: #858cbc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e609f",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 96,
"b": 159
},
"hsl": {
"h": 226.667,
"s": 34.177,
"l": 46.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50395,
"c": 0.10283,
"h": 270.3
},
"luminance": 0.12489
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E609F
secondary
#BAB08F
accent
#B25ECA
background
#F8F8FB
surface
#F0F0F6
border
#CBCBD0
text
#0B0C12
muted
#7C7D81