#4E6BA4#4E6BA4
#4E6BA4 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.096 H 263.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E6BA4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 107, 164) |
| HSL | hsl(220, 36%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(220, 52%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(52.4%, 34.8%, 0%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.38, 6.23, -33.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.38, 34.53, 280.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.11% -0.0118 -0.0957) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.11% 0.096 263) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.0982, 14.8144, 37.1786) |
| Luminance | 0.1482 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 2.31
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 4.57
Mid Blue
#276AB3
ΔE00 5.62
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 5.64
Flat Blue
#3C73A8
ΔE00 5.76
Cadet Blue
#4E7496
ΔE00 5.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E6BA4 #A4874E
analogous
#4E96A4 #4E6BA4 #5C4EA4
triadic
#4E6BA4 #A44E6B #6BA44E
tetradic
#4E6BA4 #A44E96 #A4874E #4EA45C
square
#4E6BA4 #A44E96 #A4874E #4EA45C
split-complementary
#4E6BA4 #A45C4E #96A44E
monochromatic
#273551 #3A507B #4E6BA4 #738CBC #9CAED0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.30
#4E6BA4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.96
#4E6BA4 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E6BA4
5.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E6BA4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E6BA4 | 1.00 | 5.30 | 3.96 | 5.30 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5570A6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4B68A3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#247780
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6B6B6B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e6ba4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 107, 164); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.096 263.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8595bf',
500: '#4e6ba4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e6ba4; $custom-light: #8595bf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e6ba4",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 107,
"b": 164
},
"hsl": {
"h": 219.767,
"s": 35.537,
"l": 47.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53107,
"c": 0.09647,
"h": 263
},
"luminance": 0.14815
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E6BA4
secondary
#BDAE91
accent
#A65CCC
background
#F8F9FB
surface
#F0F1F7
border
#CBCBD0
text
#0B0D12
muted
#7C7E81