#4E6CB1#4E6CB1
#4E6CB1 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.114 H 265.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E6CB1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 108, 177) |
| HSL | hsl(222, 39%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(222, 56%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(55.9%, 39%, 0%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.34, 9.88, -40.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.34, 41.27, 283.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.07% -0.0098 -0.1135) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.07% 0.114 265.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.4376, 15.5179, 43.7155) |
| Luminance | 0.1552 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 2.21
Cornflower Blue
#5170D7
ΔE00 5.19
Medium Blue
#2C6FBB
ΔE00 5.50
Mid Blue
#276AB3
ΔE00 5.64
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 5.84
Flat Blue
#3C73A8
ΔE00 5.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E6CB1 #B1934E
analogous
#4E9EB1 #4E6CB1 #614EB1
triadic
#4E6CB1 #B14E6C #6CB14E
tetradic
#4E6CB1 #B14E9E #B1934E #4EB161
square
#4E6CB1 #B14E9E #B1934E #4EB161
split-complementary
#4E6CB1 #B1614E #9EB14E
monochromatic
#29385C #3B5287 #4E6CB1 #788FC4 #A3B3D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.12
#4E6CB1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.10
#4E6CB1 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E6CB1
5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E6CB1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E6CB1 | 1.00 | 5.12 | 4.10 | 5.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5073B4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#436AB0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#117B86
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e6cb1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 108, 177); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.114 265.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8795c8',
500: '#4e6cb1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e6cb1; $custom-light: #8795c8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e6cb1",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 108,
"b": 177
},
"hsl": {
"h": 221.818,
"s": 38.824,
"l": 50
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54068,
"c": 0.11397,
"h": 265.1
},
"luminance": 0.15519
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E6CB1
secondary
#C4B697
accent
#AB59CF
background
#F8F9FC
surface
#F0F1F8
border
#CBCBD1
text
#0C0D13
muted
#7D7E82