#4E68A4#4E68A4
#4E68A4 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 52.4% C 0.100 H 265.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E68A4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 104, 164) |
| HSL | hsl(222, 36%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(222, 52%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(52.4%, 36.6%, 0%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.52, 8.09, -35.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.52, 36.23, 282.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.44% -0.0081 -0.0997) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.44% 0.1 265.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.7908, 14.1996, 37.0762) |
| Luminance | 0.1420 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 2.99
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 3.69
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 5.34
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 5.65
Mid Blue
#276AB3
ΔE00 6.25
Denim
#1560BD
ΔE00 6.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E68A4 #A48A4E
analogous
#4E93A4 #4E68A4 #5F4EA4
triadic
#4E68A4 #A44E68 #68A44E
tetradic
#4E68A4 #A44E93 #A48A4E #4EA45F
square
#4E68A4 #A44E93 #A48A4E #4EA45F
split-complementary
#4E68A4 #A45F4E #93A44E
monochromatic
#273351 #3A4E7B #4E68A4 #7389BC #9CACD0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.47
#4E68A4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.84
#4E68A4 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E68A4
5.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E68A4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E68A4 | 1.00 | 5.47 | 3.84 | 5.47 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#516DA6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4766A3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#25757E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#696969
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e68a4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 104, 164); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.4% 0.100 265.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8592bf',
500: '#4e68a4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e68a4; $custom-light: #8592bf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e68a4",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 104,
"b": 164
},
"hsl": {
"h": 221.86,
"s": 35.537,
"l": 47.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52439,
"c": 0.10004,
"h": 265.4
},
"luminance": 0.14201
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E68A4
secondary
#BDB091
accent
#AA5CCC
background
#F8F8FB
surface
#F0F0F7
border
#CBCBD0
text
#0B0D12
muted
#7C7D81