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#4e609d color: Bio Blue

#4e609d is rgb(78, 96, 157) in RGB and oklch(50.277% 0.09984 270.09) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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226°
100%

50.3%
0.100
270°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 38%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.03:1Readable · AA
Lc -85
Black text
3.48:1Hard to read
Lc 24

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About #4e609d

#4e609d is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 50.3% lightness, 0.1 chroma and a hue of 270°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6.03:1 contrast and black text 3.48:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Bio Blue (#465f9e). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #4e609d mixed with white

  1. 4e609d
  2. 5e6fa7
  3. 6e7fb1
  4. 7f8ebb
  5. 909ec5
  6. a2adcf
  7. b4bdd9
  8. c6cee2
  9. d9deec
  10. eceef6

Darker: #4e609d mixed with black

  1. 4e609d
  2. 435288
  3. 384573
  4. 2d385f
  5. 232c4c
  6. 19203a
  7. 0f1528
  8. 070a18
  9. 020309
  10. 000001

Calmer: #4e609d with less saturation

  1. 4e609d
  2. 506197
  3. 526192
  4. 54628c
  5. 576387
  6. 596381
  7. 5b637b
  8. 5d6476
  9. 5f6470
  10. 62646a

Questions about #4e609d

What color is #4e609d?

#4e609d is soft blue. The closest named color is Bio Blue. In RGB it is rgb(78, 96, 157), in HSL hsl(226.33, 33.62%, 46.08%) and in OKLCH oklch(50.277% 0.09984 270.09).

What colors go well with #4e609d?

The complementary color of #4e609d is #7a6108. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #216a97 and #6d5694. The triadic partners are #954c41 and #337444.

Is white or black text more readable on #4e609d?

White text reads better on #4e609d: white gives a contrast ratio of 6.03:1 and black gives 3.48:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4e609d a warm or cool color?

#4e609d is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 270 degrees, its lightness 50.3% and its chroma 0.1.