#4E6EA9#4E6EA9
#4E6EA9 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.100 H 261.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E6EA9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 110, 169) |
| HSL | hsl(219, 37%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(219, 54%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(53.8%, 34.9%, 0%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.49, 6.00, -35.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.49, 35.66, 279.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.05% -0.0141 -0.0992) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.05% 0.1 261.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.8768, 15.6350, 39.7096) |
| Luminance | 0.1564 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 1.97
Flat Blue
#3C73A8
ΔE00 4.92
Medium Blue
#2C6FBB
ΔE00 5.02
Dull Blue
#49759C
ΔE00 5.16
Cadet Blue
#4E7496
ΔE00 5.23
Mid Blue
#276AB3
ΔE00 5.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E6EA9 #A9894E
analogous
#4E9BA9 #4E6EA9 #5B4EA9
triadic
#4E6EA9 #A94E6E #6EA94E
tetradic
#4E6EA9 #A94E9B #A9894E #4EA95B
square
#4E6EA9 #A94E9B #A9894E #4EA95B
split-complementary
#4E6EA9 #A95B4E #9BA94E
monochromatic
#273755 #3B537F #4E6EA9 #758FBF #9FB1D3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.09
#4E6EA9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.13
#4E6EA9 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E6EA9
5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E6EA9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E6EA9 | 1.00 | 5.09 | 4.13 | 5.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5773AB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4C6AA8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#1E7B83
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e6ea9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 110, 169); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.100 261.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8697c3',
500: '#4e6ea9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e6ea9; $custom-light: #8697c3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e6ea9",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 110,
"b": 169
},
"hsl": {
"h": 218.901,
"s": 36.842,
"l": 48.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54054,
"c": 0.10017,
"h": 261.9
},
"luminance": 0.15636
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E6EA9
secondary
#BFB093
accent
#A55BCD
background
#F8F9FC
surface
#F0F2F8
border
#CBCCD1
text
#0C0D12
muted
#7D7E81