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#4e66a2 color: Electrify

#4e66a2 is rgb(78, 102, 162) in RGB and oklch(51.884% 0.09958 266.467) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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223°
100%

51.9%
0.100
266°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 36%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.61:1Readable · AA
Lc -83
Black text
3.75:1Hard to read
Lc 26

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About #4e66a2

#4e66a2 is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 51.9% lightness, 0.1 chroma and a hue of 266°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.61:1 contrast and black text 3.75:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Electrify (#5665a0). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #4e66a2 mixed with white

  1. 4e66a2
  2. 5e75ac
  3. 6f84b5
  4. 7f92bf
  5. 91a2c8
  6. a2b1d1
  7. b4c0db
  8. c7d0e4
  9. d9dfed
  10. eceff6

Darker: #4e66a2 mixed with black

  1. 4e66a2
  2. 43588c
  3. 384a77
  4. 2d3c63
  5. 232f4f
  6. 19233c
  7. 0f172a
  8. 070c19
  9. 02040a
  10. 000001

Calmer: #4e66a2 with less saturation

  1. 4e66a2
  2. 51679c
  3. 536797
  4. 566891
  5. 59688c
  6. 5b6886
  7. 5e6880
  8. 61697a
  9. 636974
  10. 66696f

Questions about #4e66a2

What color is #4e66a2?

#4e66a2 is soft blue. The closest named color is Electrify. In RGB it is rgb(78, 102, 162), in HSL hsl(222.86, 35%, 47.06%) and in OKLCH oklch(51.884% 0.09958 266.467).

What colors go well with #4e66a2?

The complementary color of #4e66a2 is #826412. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #20709a and #6e5b9b. The triadic partners are #9a5049 and #3e7845.

Is white or black text more readable on #4e66a2?

White text reads better on #4e66a2: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.61:1 and black gives 3.75:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4e66a2 a warm or cool color?

#4e66a2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 266 degrees, its lightness 51.9% and its chroma 0.1.