#4E6EB5#4E6EB5
#4E6EB5 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.117 H 264.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E6EB5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 110, 181) |
| HSL | hsl(221, 41%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(221, 57%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(56.9%, 39.2%, 0%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.11, 9.98, -41.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.11, 42.36, 283.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.74% -0.0112 -0.1167) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.74% 0.117 264.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.0555, 16.1064, 45.9172) |
| Luminance | 0.1611 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 2.39
Cornflower Blue
#5170D7
ΔE00 4.54
Medium Blue
#2C6FBB
ΔE00 5.12
Flat Blue
#3C73A8
ΔE00 5.50
Royal Blue
#4169E1
ΔE00 5.55
Mid Blue
#276AB3
ΔE00 5.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E6EB5 #B5954E
analogous
#4EA1B5 #4E6EB5 #614EB5
triadic
#4E6EB5 #B54E6E #6EB54E
tetradic
#4E6EB5 #B54EA1 #B5954E #4EB561
square
#4E6EB5 #B54EA1 #B5954E #4EB561
split-complementary
#4E6EB5 #B5614E #A1B54E
monochromatic
#283A60 #3A548B #4E6EB5 #7991C7 #A4B5D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.97
#4E6EB5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.22
#4E6EB5 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E6EB5
4.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E6EB5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E6EB5 | 1.00 | 4.97 | 4.22 | 4.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5075B8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#436BB3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#047E89
Achromatopsia (no color)
#707070
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e6eb5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 110, 181); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.117 264.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8797cb',
500: '#4e6eb5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e6eb5; $custom-light: #8797cb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e6eb5",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 110,
"b": 181
},
"hsl": {
"h": 221.359,
"s": 41.036,
"l": 50.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5474,
"c": 0.11727,
"h": 264.5
},
"luminance": 0.16108
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E6EB5
secondary
#C6B899
accent
#AB57D1
background
#F8F9FC
surface
#F0F2F8
border
#CBCCD1
text
#0C0D13
muted
#7D7E82