#4E6BA7#4E6BA7
#4E6BA7 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.101 H 263.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E6BA7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 107, 167) |
| HSL | hsl(220, 36%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(220, 53%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(53.3%, 35.9%, 0%, 34.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.53, 7.20, -35.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.53, 36.21, 281.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.27% -0.011 -0.1002) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.27% 0.101 263.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.3723, 14.9240, 38.6223) |
| Luminance | 0.1492 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 2.21
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 4.76
Mid Blue
#276AB3
ΔE00 5.63
Medium Blue
#2C6FBB
ΔE00 5.79
Flat Blue
#3C73A8
ΔE00 5.83
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 5.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E6BA7 #A78A4E
analogous
#4E98A7 #4E6BA7 #5D4EA7
triadic
#4E6BA7 #A74E6B #6BA74E
tetradic
#4E6BA7 #A74E98 #A78A4E #4EA75D
square
#4E6BA7 #A74E98 #A78A4E #4EA75D
split-complementary
#4E6BA7 #A75D4E #98A74E
monochromatic
#273654 #3B507D #4E6BA7 #748CBE #9EAFD2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.27
#4E6BA7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.98
#4E6BA7 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E6BA7
5.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E6BA7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E6BA7 | 1.00 | 5.27 | 3.98 | 5.27 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.27 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5370A9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4968A6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#217881
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6C6C6C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e6ba7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 107, 167); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.101 263.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8595c1',
500: '#4e6ba7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e6ba7; $custom-light: #8595c1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e6ba7",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 107,
"b": 167
},
"hsl": {
"h": 220.449,
"s": 36.327,
"l": 48.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53274,
"c": 0.10079,
"h": 263.7
},
"luminance": 0.14925
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E6BA7
secondary
#BEB092
accent
#A85BCC
background
#F8F9FB
surface
#F0F1F7
border
#CBCBD0
text
#0B0D12
muted
#7C7E81