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#4e609f color: Bio Blue

#4e609f is rgb(78, 96, 159) in RGB and oklch(50.395% 0.10283 270.337) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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227°
100%

50.4%
0.103
270°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 38%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
6.00:1Readable · AA
Lc -85
Black text
3.50:1Hard to read
Lc 24

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About #4e609f

#4e609f is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 50.4% lightness, 0.103 chroma and a hue of 270°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 6:1 contrast and black text 3.5:1, 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: #4e609f mixed with white

  1. 4e609f
  2. 5e6fa9
  3. 6e7fb3
  4. 7f8ebd
  5. 909ec6
  6. a2aed0
  7. b4beda
  8. c6cee3
  9. d9deec
  10. eceef6

Darker: #4e609f mixed with black

  1. 4e609f
  2. 43528a
  3. 384575
  4. 2d3861
  5. 232c4d
  6. 19203b
  7. 0f1529
  8. 070a18
  9. 020309
  10. 000001

Calmer: #4e609f with less saturation

  1. 4e609f
  2. 506199
  3. 526294
  4. 54628e
  5. 576388
  6. 596382
  7. 5b647c
  8. 5d6477
  9. 606471
  10. 62646a

Questions about #4e609f

What color is #4e609f?

#4e609f is soft blue. The closest named color is Bio Blue. In RGB it is rgb(78, 96, 159), in HSL hsl(226.67, 34.18%, 46.47%) and in OKLCH oklch(50.395% 0.10283 270.337).

What colors go well with #4e609f?

The complementary color of #4e609f is #7b6100. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #1e6b99 and #6e5596. The triadic partners are #964b40 and #317544.

Is white or black text more readable on #4e609f?

White text reads better on #4e609f: white gives a contrast ratio of 6:1 and black gives 3.5:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4e609f a warm or cool color?

#4e609f is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 270 degrees, its lightness 50.4% and its chroma 0.103.