#4E8CE5#4E8CE5
#4E8CE5 is a light, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.260; OKLCH L 64.1% C 0.149 H 257.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E8CE5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 140, 229) |
| HSL | hsl(215, 74%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(215, 66%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.9%, 38.9%, 0%, 10.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.07, 8.04, -51.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.07, 51.68, 278.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.06% -0.0319 -0.1453) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.06% 0.149 257.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.6577, 26.0304, 77.7330) |
| Luminance | 0.2603 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 1.83
Dodgerblue
#1E90FF
ΔE00 3.67
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 3.74
Dodger Blue
#3E82FC
ΔE00 3.87
Soft Blue
#6488EA
ΔE00 4.56
Azure
#007FFF
ΔE00 4.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E8CE5 #E5A74E
analogous
#4ED8E5 #4E8CE5 #5B4EE5
triadic
#4E8CE5 #E54E8C #8CE54E
tetradic
#4E8CE5 #E54ED8 #E5A74E #4EE55B
square
#4E8CE5 #E54ED8 #E5A74E #4EE55B
split-complementary
#4E8CE5 #E55B4E #D8E54E
monochromatic
#1850A1 #1F6BD6 #4E8CE5 #83AFED #B9D1F5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.38
#4E8CE5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.21
#4E8CE5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #4E8CE5
6.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E8CE5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E8CE5 | 1.00 | 3.38 | 6.21 | 6.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6493E9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4D85E3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A0AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e8ce5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 140, 229); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.1% 0.149 257.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8eadee',
500: '#4e8ce5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e8ce5; $custom-light: #8eadee; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e8ce5",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 140,
"b": 229
},
"hsl": {
"h": 215.364,
"s": 74.384,
"l": 60.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64063,
"c": 0.14879,
"h": 257.6
},
"luminance": 0.26033
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E8CE5
secondary
#E4CDAA
accent
#850FD7
background
#F9FAFE
surface
#F2F4FD
border
#CCCED5
text
#0E1016
muted
#7E7F84