#4E6DAD#4E6DAD
#4E6DAD is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.107 H 263.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E6DAD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 109, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(220, 38%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(220, 55%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(54.9%, 37%, 0%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.41, 7.94, -37.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.41, 38.45, 281.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.06% -0.0119 -0.1064) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.06% 0.107 263.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(16.1508, 15.5729, 41.6818) |
| Luminance | 0.1557 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 1.99
Medium Blue
#2C6FBB
ΔE00 5.24
Flat Blue
#3C73A8
ΔE00 5.39
Mid Blue
#276AB3
ΔE00 5.41
Cornflower Blue
#5170D7
ΔE00 5.56
Dull Blue
#49759C
ΔE00 5.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E6DAD #AD8E4E
analogous
#4E9DAD #4E6DAD #5F4EAD
triadic
#4E6DAD #AD4E6D #6DAD4E
tetradic
#4E6DAD #AD4E9D #AD8E4E #4EAD5F
square
#4E6DAD #AD4E9D #AD8E4E #4EAD5F
split-complementary
#4E6DAD #AD5F4E #9DAD4E
monochromatic
#283859 #3B5283 #4E6DAD #778FC2 #A1B2D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.10
#4E6DAD on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.11
#4E6DAD on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E6DAD
5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E6DAD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E6DAD | 1.00 | 5.10 | 4.11 | 5.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5373B0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#486AAC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#187B85
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e6dad; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 109, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.107 263.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8696c6',
500: '#4e6dad',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e6dad; $custom-light: #8696c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e6dad",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 109,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 220.421,
"s": 37.849,
"l": 49.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54057,
"c": 0.10704,
"h": 263.6
},
"luminance": 0.15574
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E6DAD
secondary
#C2B395
accent
#A85ACE
background
#F8F9FC
surface
#F0F1F8
border
#CBCBD1
text
#0C0D13
muted
#7D7E82