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#4e60a0 color: Bio Blue

#4e60a0 is rgb(78, 96, 160) in RGB and oklch(50.454% 0.10432 270.452) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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227°
100%

50.5%
0.104
270°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 37%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.99:1Readable · AA
Lc -85
Black text
3.50:1Hard to read
Lc 24

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About #4e60a0

#4e60a0 is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 50.5% lightness, 0.104 chroma and a hue of 270°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.99:1 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: #4e60a0 mixed with white

  1. 4e60a0
  2. 5e6faa
  3. 6e7fb4
  4. 7f8ebd
  5. 909ec7
  6. a2aed1
  7. b4beda
  8. c6cee3
  9. d9deed
  10. eceef6

Darker: #4e60a0 mixed with black

  1. 4e60a0
  2. 43528b
  3. 384576
  4. 2d3861
  5. 232c4e
  6. 19203b
  7. 0f1529
  8. 070a19
  9. 020309
  10. 000001

Calmer: #4e60a0 with less saturation

  1. 4e60a0
  2. 50619a
  3. 526294
  4. 55628f
  5. 576389
  6. 596383
  7. 5b647d
  8. 5e6477
  9. 606471
  10. 62646b

Questions about #4e60a0

What color is #4e60a0?

#4e60a0 is soft blue. The closest named color is Bio Blue. In RGB it is rgb(78, 96, 160), in HSL hsl(226.83, 34.45%, 46.67%) and in OKLCH oklch(50.454% 0.10432 270.452).

What colors go well with #4e60a0?

The complementary color of #4e60a0 is #7b6100. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #1c6b9a and #6e5597. The triadic partners are #974b3f and #307544.

Is white or black text more readable on #4e60a0?

White text reads better on #4e60a0: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.99:1 and black gives 3.5:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4e60a0 a warm or cool color?

#4e60a0 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 270 degrees, its lightness 50.5% and its chroma 0.104.