#4E6CB9#4E6CB9
#4E6CB9 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.125 H 266.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E6CB9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 108, 185) |
| HSL | hsl(223, 43%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(223, 58%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57.8%, 41.6%, 0%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.77, 12.56, -44.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.77, 45.79, 285.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.55% -0.0081 -0.1251) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.55% 0.125 266.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.2584, 15.8462, 48.0387) |
| Luminance | 0.1585 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 2.77
Cornflower Blue
#5170D7
ΔE00 4.22
Royal Blue
#4169E1
ΔE00 5.01
Medium Blue
#2C6FBB
ΔE00 5.64
Mid Blue
#276AB3
ΔE00 5.95
Flat Blue
#3C73A8
ΔE00 6.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E6CB9 #B99B4E
analogous
#4EA2B9 #4E6CB9 #664EB9
triadic
#4E6CB9 #B94E6C #6CB94E
tetradic
#4E6CB9 #B94EA2 #B99B4E #4EB966
square
#4E6CB9 #B94EA2 #B99B4E #4EB966
split-complementary
#4E6CB9 #B9664E #A2B94E
monochromatic
#283965 #395291 #4E6CB9 #7A90CA #A6B5DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.04
#4E6CB9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.17
#4E6CB9 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E6CB9
5.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E6CB9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E6CB9 | 1.00 | 5.04 | 4.17 | 5.04 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.04 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.04 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4B74BC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3D6AB7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007D89
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e6cb9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 108, 185); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.125 266.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8895ce',
500: '#4e6cb9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e6cb9; $custom-light: #8895ce; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e6cb9",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 108,
"b": 185
},
"hsl": {
"h": 223.178,
"s": 43.32,
"l": 51.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54547,
"c": 0.1254,
"h": 266.3
},
"luminance": 0.15848
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E6CB9
secondary
#C9BC9A
accent
#B055D3
background
#F8F9FC
surface
#F0F1F9
border
#CBCBD2
text
#0C0D14
muted
#7D7E82