#4E6CA6#4E6CA6
#4E6CA6 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.098 H 262.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E6CA6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 108, 166) |
| HSL | hsl(220, 36%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(220, 53%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(53%, 34.9%, 0%, 34.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.77, 6.26, -34.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.77, 35.09, 280.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.44% -0.0125 -0.0974) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.44% 0.098 262.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.3851, 15.0969, 38.1723) |
| Luminance | 0.1510 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 2.10
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 5.01
Mid Blue
#276AB3
ΔE00 5.46
Flat Blue
#3C73A8
ΔE00 5.47
Medium Blue
#2C6FBB
ΔE00 5.54
Cadet Blue
#4E7496
ΔE00 5.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E6CA6 #A6884E
analogous
#4E98A6 #4E6CA6 #5C4EA6
triadic
#4E6CA6 #A64E6C #6CA64E
tetradic
#4E6CA6 #A64E98 #A6884E #4EA65C
square
#4E6CA6 #A64E98 #A6884E #4EA65C
split-complementary
#4E6CA6 #A65C4E #98A64E
monochromatic
#273653 #3A517C #4E6CA6 #748DBE #9DAFD1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.22
#4E6CA6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.02
#4E6CA6 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E6CA6
5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E6CA6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E6CA6 | 1.00 | 5.22 | 4.02 | 5.22 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5571A8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4B69A5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#227981
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6C6C6C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e6ca6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 108, 166); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.098 262.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8595c0',
500: '#4e6ca6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e6ca6; $custom-light: #8595c0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e6ca6",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 108,
"b": 166
},
"hsl": {
"h": 219.545,
"s": 36.066,
"l": 47.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53441,
"c": 0.09818,
"h": 262.7
},
"luminance": 0.15098
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E6CA6
secondary
#BEAF92
accent
#A65CCC
background
#F8F9FB
surface
#F0F1F7
border
#CBCBD0
text
#0B0D12
muted
#7C7E81