#4E8EEC#4E8EEC
#4E8EEC is a light, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.270; OKLCH L 64.9% C 0.156 H 258.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E8EEC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 142, 236) |
| HSL | hsl(216, 81%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(216, 67%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.9%, 39.8%, 0%, 7.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.99, 9.25, -53.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.99, 54.26, 279.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.9% -0.0323 -0.1524) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.9% 0.156 258) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.9497, 27.0190, 83.0828) |
| Luminance | 0.2702 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Dark Sky Blue
#448EE4
ΔE00 2.00
Cornflowerblue
#6495ED
ΔE00 3.11
Dodgerblue
#1E90FF
ΔE00 3.29
Dodger Blue
#3E82FC
ΔE00 4.11
Soft Blue
#6488EA
ΔE00 4.67
Azure
#007FFF
ΔE00 5.12
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E8EEC #ECAC4E
analogous
#4EDDEC #4E8EEC #5D4EEC
triadic
#4E8EEC #EC4E8E #8EEC4E
tetradic
#4E8EEC #EC4EDD #ECAC4E #4EEC5D
square
#4E8EEC #EC4EDD #ECAC4E #4EEC5D
split-complementary
#4E8EEC #EC5D4E #DDEC4E
monochromatic
#1351AD #196BE4 #4E8EEC #85B1F2 #BDD5F8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.28
#4E8EEC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.40
#4E8EEC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #4E8EEC
6.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E8EEC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E8EEC | 1.00 | 3.28 | 6.40 | 6.40 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6396F0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4B87EA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A4B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e8eec; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 142, 236); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.9% 0.156 258.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8faef2',
500: '#4e8eec',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e8eec; $custom-light: #8faef2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e8eec",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 142,
"b": 236
},
"hsl": {
"h": 215.696,
"s": 80.612,
"l": 61.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64904,
"c": 0.15576,
"h": 258
},
"luminance": 0.27022
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E8EEC
secondary
#E8D0AE
accent
#8709DD
background
#F9FAFE
surface
#F2F4FD
border
#CCCED5
text
#0E1017
muted
#7E7F85