#4E6AA1#4E6AA1
#4E6AA1 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.093 H 263.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E6AA1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 106, 161) |
| HSL | hsl(220, 35%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(220, 52%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(51.6%, 34.2%, 0%, 36.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.94, 5.87, -32.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.94, 33.40, 280.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.72% -0.0113 -0.0926) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.72% 0.093 263) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.7268, 14.5000, 35.7340) |
| Luminance | 0.1450 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 2.65
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 4.09
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 5.38
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 5.65
Mid Blue
#276AB3
ΔE00 5.84
Cadet Blue
#4E7496
ΔE00 5.99
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E6AA1 #A1854E
analogous
#4E94A1 #4E6AA1 #5C4EA1
triadic
#4E6AA1 #A14E6A #6AA14E
tetradic
#4E6AA1 #A14E94 #A1854E #4EA15C
square
#4E6AA1 #A14E94 #A1854E #4EA15C
split-complementary
#4E6AA1 #A15C4E #94A14E
monochromatic
#26344F #3A4F78 #4E6AA1 #728ABB #9BACCF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.38
#4E6AA1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.90
#4E6AA1 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E6AA1
5.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E6AA1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E6AA1 | 1.00 | 5.38 | 3.90 | 5.38 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#556EA3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4B67A0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#28767E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6A6A6A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e6aa1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 106, 161); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.093 263.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8594bd',
500: '#4e6aa1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e6aa1; $custom-light: #8594bd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e6aa1",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 106,
"b": 161
},
"hsl": {
"h": 219.759,
"s": 34.728,
"l": 46.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52719,
"c": 0.0933,
"h": 263
},
"luminance": 0.14501
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E6AA1
secondary
#BBAC90
accent
#A65DCB
background
#F8F9FB
surface
#F0F1F6
border
#CBCBD0
text
#0B0D12
muted
#7C7E81