#4E6FA0#4E6FA0
#4E6FA0 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.086 H 258.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E6FA0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 111, 160) |
| HSL | hsl(216, 34%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(216, 51%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(51.2%, 30.6%, 0%, 37.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.35, 2.48, -30.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.35, 30.20, 274.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.8% -0.0178 -0.0845) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.8% 0.086 258.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.1693, 15.5256, 35.4483) |
| Luminance | 0.1553 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 2.50
Dull Blue
#49759C
ΔE00 4.21
Flat Blue
#3C73A8
ΔE00 4.23
Cadet Blue
#4E7496
ΔE00 4.25
Muted Blue
#3B719F
ΔE00 4.58
Medium Blue
#2C6FBB
ΔE00 4.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E6FA0 #A07F4E
analogous
#4E98A0 #4E6FA0 #564EA0
triadic
#4E6FA0 #A04E6F #6FA04E
tetradic
#4E6FA0 #A04E98 #A07F4E #4EA056
square
#4E6FA0 #A04E98 #A07F4E #4EA056
split-complementary
#4E6FA0 #A0564E #98A04E
monochromatic
#26364E #3A5277 #4E6FA0 #718FBA #9AAFCE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.12
#4E6FA0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.11
#4E6FA0 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E6FA0
5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E6FA0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E6FA0 | 1.00 | 5.12 | 4.11 | 5.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.11 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5C72A2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#526A9F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#277A80
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e6fa0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 111, 160); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.086 258.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8598bc',
500: '#4e6fa0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e6fa0; $custom-light: #8598bc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e6fa0",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 111,
"b": 160
},
"hsl": {
"h": 215.854,
"s": 34.454,
"l": 46.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53797,
"c": 0.08635,
"h": 258.1
},
"luminance": 0.15527
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E6FA0
secondary
#BBA98F
accent
#9F5DCB
background
#F8F9FB
surface
#EFF2F6
border
#CACCD0
text
#0B0D12
muted
#7C7E81