#4E68A9#4E68A9
#4E68A9 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.107 H 266.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E68A9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 104, 169) |
| HSL | hsl(223, 37%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(223, 54%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(53.8%, 38.5%, 0%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.78, 9.73, -37.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.78, 39.08, 284.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.73% -0.0069 -0.1071) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.73% 0.107 266.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.2513, 14.3838, 39.5011) |
| Luminance | 0.1439 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 2.87
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 4.13
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 5.67
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 6.01
Mid Blue
#276AB3
ΔE00 6.24
Denim
#1560BD
ΔE00 6.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E68A9 #A98F4E
analogous
#4E95A9 #4E68A9 #614EA9
triadic
#4E68A9 #A94E68 #68A94E
tetradic
#4E68A9 #A94E95 #A98F4E #4EA961
square
#4E68A9 #A94E95 #A98F4E #4EA961
split-complementary
#4E68A9 #A9614E #95A94E
monochromatic
#273455 #3B4E7F #4E68A9 #758ABF #9FAED3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.42
#4E68A9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.88
#4E68A9 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E68A9
5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E68A9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E68A9 | 1.00 | 5.42 | 3.88 | 5.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4E6EAC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4366A8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#207680
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6A6A6A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e68a9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 104, 169); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.107 266.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8692c3',
500: '#4e68a9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e68a9; $custom-light: #8692c3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e68a9",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 104,
"b": 169
},
"hsl": {
"h": 222.857,
"s": 36.842,
"l": 48.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52726,
"c": 0.10732,
"h": 266.3
},
"luminance": 0.14385
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E68A9
secondary
#BFB393
accent
#AC5BCD
background
#F8F8FC
surface
#F0F0F8
border
#CBCBD1
text
#0C0D12
muted
#7D7D81