#4E638E#4E638E
#4E638E is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.074 H 264.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E638E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 99, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(220, 29%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(220, 45%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(45.1%, 30.3%, 0%, 44.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.99, 4.19, -26.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.99, 26.52, 279.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.13% -0.0077 -0.0732) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.13% 0.074 264) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.4847, 12.4957, 27.3400) |
| Luminance | 0.1250 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 2.23
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 4.22
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 5.07
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 5.97
Dusk
#4E5481
ΔE00 6.36
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 6.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E638E #8E794E
analogous
#4E838E #4E638E #594E8E
triadic
#4E638E #8E4E63 #638E4E
tetradic
#4E638E #8E4E83 #8E794E #4E8E59
square
#4E638E #8E4E83 #8E794E #4E8E59
split-complementary
#4E638E #8E594E #838E4E
monochromatic
#232C3F #384766 #4E638E #6B81AE #93A3C4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.00
#4E638E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.50
#4E638E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E638E
6.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E638E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E638E | 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)
#536690
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4D608D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#376C72
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e638e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 99, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.074 264.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#838faf',
500: '#4e638e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e638e; $custom-light: #838faf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e638e",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 99,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 220.313,
"s": 29.091,
"l": 43.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50125,
"c": 0.07366,
"h": 264
},
"luminance": 0.12496
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E638E
secondary
#B0A388
accent
#A562C5
background
#F8F8FA
surface
#EFF0F4
border
#CACBCE
text
#0B0C10
muted
#7C7D7F