#4E6D9C#4E6D9C
#4E6D9C is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.150; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.083 H 258.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E6D9C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 109, 156) |
| HSL | hsl(216, 33%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(216, 50%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(50%, 30.1%, 0%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.57, 2.43, -28.94) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.57, 29.04, 274.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.13% -0.0165 -0.0812) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.13% 0.083 258.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.6093, 14.9563, 33.5631) |
| Luminance | 0.1496 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 2.74
Cadet Blue
#4E7496
ΔE00 4.60
Dull Blue
#49759C
ΔE00 4.72
Flat Blue
#3C73A8
ΔE00 4.83
Muted Blue
#3B719F
ΔE00 4.96
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 5.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E6D9C #9C7D4E
analogous
#4E949C #4E6D9C #564E9C
triadic
#4E6D9C #9C4E6D #6D9C4E
tetradic
#4E6D9C #9C4E94 #9C7D4E #4E9C56
square
#4E6D9C #9C4E94 #9C7D4E #4E9C56
split-complementary
#4E6D9C #9C564E #949C4E
monochromatic
#25344A #3A5073 #4E6D9C #708CB7 #99ADCC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.26
#4E6D9C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.99
#4E6D9C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E6D9C
5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E6D9C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E6D9C | 1.00 | 5.26 | 3.99 | 5.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5B709E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#52699B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#2B777E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6C6C6C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e6d9c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 109, 156); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.083 258.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8496b9',
500: '#4e6d9c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e6d9c; $custom-light: #8496b9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e6d9c",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 109,
"b": 156
},
"hsl": {
"h": 216.154,
"s": 33.333,
"l": 45.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53133,
"c": 0.08284,
"h": 258.5
},
"luminance": 0.14957
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E6D9C
secondary
#B8A78D
accent
#9F5EC9
background
#F8F9FB
surface
#EFF2F6
border
#CACCD0
text
#0B0D11
muted
#7C7E80