#4E698F#4E698F
#4E698F is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.137; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.069 H 257.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E698F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 105, 143) |
| HSL | hsl(215, 29%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(215, 45%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(45.5%, 26.6%, 0%, 43.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.81, 0.81, -23.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.81, 23.98, 271.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.56% -0.0154 -0.0669) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.56% 0.069 257) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.1498, 13.7052, 27.9337) |
| Luminance | 0.1371 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 3.95
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 4.20
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 4.56
Cadet Blue
#4E7496
ΔE00 5.20
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 5.47
Dull Blue
#49759C
ΔE00 5.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E698F #8F744E
analogous
#4E898F #4E698F #534E8F
triadic
#4E698F #8F4E69 #698F4E
tetradic
#4E698F #8F4E89 #8F744E #4E8F53
square
#4E698F #8F4E89 #8F744E #4E8F53
split-complementary
#4E698F #8F534E #898F4E
monochromatic
#232F40 #384C67 #4E698F #6C87AF #93A8C4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.61
#4E698F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.74
#4E698F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E698F
5.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E698F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E698F | 1.00 | 5.61 | 3.74 | 5.61 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5B6B91
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#53658E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#357176
Achromatopsia (no color)
#686868
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e698f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 105, 143); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.069 257.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8393b0',
500: '#4e698f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e698f; $custom-light: #8393b0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e698f",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 105,
"b": 143
},
"hsl": {
"h": 215.077,
"s": 29.412,
"l": 43.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51557,
"c": 0.06861,
"h": 257
},
"luminance": 0.13706
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E698F
secondary
#B1A088
accent
#9C62C6
background
#F8F9FA
surface
#EFF1F4
border
#CACBCE
text
#0B0D10
muted
#7C7E7F