#4E68E2#4E68E2
#4E68E2 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.187 H 270.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E68E2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 104, 226) |
| HSL | hsl(229, 72%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(229, 65%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.5%, 54%, 0%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.27, 29.10, -65.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.27, 71.29, 294.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.51% 0.0009 -0.1871) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.51% 0.187 270.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.8150, 17.0093, 74.0702) |
| Luminance | 0.1701 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Royal Blue
#4169E1
ΔE00 1.85
Cornflower Blue
#5170D7
ΔE00 3.09
Bright Blue
#0165FC
ΔE00 4.34
Azul
#1D5DEC
ΔE00 4.68
Warm Blue
#4B57DB
ΔE00 5.62
Dark Periwinkle
#665FD1
ΔE00 5.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E68E2 #E2C84E
analogous
#4EB2E2 #4E68E2 #7E4EE2
triadic
#4E68E2 #E24E68 #68E24E
tetradic
#4E68E2 #E24EB2 #E2C84E #4EE27E
square
#4E68E2 #E24EB2 #E2C84E #4EE27E
split-complementary
#4E68E2 #E27E4E #B2E24E
monochromatic
#1A309C #2241D1 #4E68E2 #8395EB #B7C2F3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.77
#4E68E2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.40
#4E68E2 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E68E2
4.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E68E2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E68E2 | 1.00 | 4.77 | 4.40 | 4.77 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.77 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.77 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#057AE6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#006CE0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00859B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#737373
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e68e2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 104, 226); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.187 270.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8f92ec',
500: '#4e68e2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e68e2; $custom-light: #8f92ec; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e68e2",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 104,
"b": 226
},
"hsl": {
"h": 229.459,
"s": 71.845,
"l": 59.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5651,
"c": 0.18708,
"h": 270.3
},
"luminance": 0.17011
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E68E2
secondary
#E3D9A9
accent
#CF39EF
background
#F9F8FE
surface
#F2F0FD
border
#CCCBD5
text
#0E0D16
muted
#7E7D84