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#4e78a2 color: Pacifica

#4e78a2 is rgb(78, 120, 162) in RGB and oklch(55.972% 0.08068 249.445) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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210°
100%

56%
0.081
249°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • slate-500
  • Black 36%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.63:1Readable · AA
Lc -78
Black text
4.53:1Readable · AA
Lc 32

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About #4e78a2

#4e78a2 is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 56% lightness, 0.081 chroma and a hue of 249°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.63:1 contrast and black text 4.53:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Pacifica (#4e77a3). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is slate-500.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #4e78a2 mixed with white

  1. 4e78a2
  2. 5f85ab
  3. 7092b5
  4. 819fbe
  5. 93adc7
  6. a4bad1
  7. b6c8da
  8. c8d5e3
  9. dae3ed
  10. ecf1f6

Darker: #4e78a2 mixed with black

  1. 4e78a2
  2. 43678c
  3. 385777
  4. 2d4863
  5. 23394f
  6. 192a3c
  7. 0f1d2a
  8. 071019
  9. 02050a
  10. 000101

Calmer: #4e78a2 with less saturation

  1. 4e78a2
  2. 52789e
  3. 577899
  4. 5b7795
  5. 5f7790
  6. 63778c
  7. 667687
  8. 6a7682
  9. 6d757e
  10. 717579

Questions about #4e78a2

What color is #4e78a2?

#4e78a2 is soft blue. The closest named color is Pacifica. In RGB it is rgb(78, 120, 162), in HSL hsl(210, 35%, 47.06%) and in OKLCH oklch(55.972% 0.08068 249.445).

What colors go well with #4e78a2?

The complementary color of #4e78a2 is #936c3d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #337f95 and #6a6fa3. The triadic partners are #9d606a and #657e4a.

Is white or black text more readable on #4e78a2?

White text reads better on #4e78a2: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 and black gives 4.53:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4e78a2 a warm or cool color?

#4e78a2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 249 degrees, its lightness 56% and its chroma 0.081.