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#4e66b2 color: Submarine Base

#4e66b2 is rgb(78, 102, 178) in RGB and oklch(52.834% 0.1229 268.742) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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226°
100%

52.8%
0.123
269°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Denim
  • sky-700
  • Black 30%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.43:1Readable · AA
Lc -82
Black text
3.87:1Hard to read
Lc 27

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About #4e66b2

#4e66b2 is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 52.8% lightness, 0.123 chroma and a hue of 269°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.43:1 contrast and black text 3.87:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Submarine Base (#5566aa). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-700.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #4e66b2 mixed with white

  1. 4e66b2
  2. 5e75ba
  3. 6e84c3
  4. 7f93cb
  5. 90a2d3
  6. a2b1da
  7. b4c1e2
  8. c6d0ea
  9. d9e0f1
  10. eceff8

Darker: #4e66b2 mixed with black

  1. 4e66b2
  2. 43589a
  3. 384a83
  4. 2d3c6d
  5. 232f57
  6. 192343
  7. 0f172f
  8. 070c1d
  9. 02040c
  10. 000001

Calmer: #4e66b2 with less saturation

  1. 4e66b2
  2. 5167ab
  3. 5468a4
  4. 57699d
  5. 5a6a96
  6. 5c6a8f
  7. 5f6b88
  8. 626b81
  9. 656b7a
  10. 686b73

Questions about #4e66b2

What color is #4e66b2?

#4e66b2 is soft blue. The closest named color is Submarine Base. In RGB it is rgb(78, 102, 178), in HSL hsl(225.6, 39.37%, 50.2%) and in OKLCH oklch(52.834% 0.1229 268.742).

What colors go well with #4e66b2?

The complementary color of #4e66b2 is #886600. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0073aa and #7559a8. The triadic partners are #a74b40 and #2c7e41.

Is white or black text more readable on #4e66b2?

White text reads better on #4e66b2: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.43:1 and black gives 3.87:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4e66b2 a warm or cool color?

#4e66b2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 269 degrees, its lightness 52.8% and its chroma 0.123.