#4e72c9 color: Soft blue
#4e72c9 is rgb(78, 114, 201) in RGB and oklch(56.815% 0.14058 265.287) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.
Read as HEX
- Ctrl Vpaste a color anywhere
- Spacerandom color
- Ccopy HEX
- Blue
- Medium
- Soft
- Cool
- ≈ Royal blue
- sky-600
- Black 21%
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
Shades
From lightest to darkest. Click a shade to use it.
Harmonies
Open as paletteRecent
Colors you stop on or copy appear here. They stay on this device.
About #4e72c9
#4e72c9 is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 56.8% lightness, 0.141 chroma and a hue of 265°.
Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.
White text on it reaches 4.59:1 contrast and black text 4.57:1, so white text reads better.
The closest named color is Indigo Light (#5d76cb). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-600.
Lighter: #4e72c9 mixed with white
Darker: #4e72c9 mixed with black
Calmer: #4e72c9 with less saturation
Similar named colors
Colors that go with #4e72c9
Questions about #4e72c9
What color is #4e72c9?
#4e72c9 is soft blue. The closest named color is Soft blue. In RGB it is rgb(78, 114, 201), in HSL hsl(222.44, 53.25%, 54.71%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.815% 0.14058 265.287).
What colors go well with #4e72c9?
The complementary color of #4e72c9 is #9b6e00. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0081bd and #7e63c0. The triadic partners are #bb504a and #358c3e.
Is white or black text more readable on #4e72c9?
White text reads better on #4e72c9: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 and black gives 4.57:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.
Is #4e72c9 a warm or cool color?
#4e72c9 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 265 degrees, its lightness 56.8% and its chroma 0.141.