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#4e86c2 color: Sea Salt Rivers

#4e86c2 is rgb(78, 134, 194) in RGB and oklch(60.8% 0.10943 251.537) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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211°
100%

60.8%
0.109
252°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • sky-600
  • Black 24%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.81:1Hard to read
Lc -71
Black text
5.51:1Readable · AA
Lc 39

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About #4e86c2

#4e86c2 is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 60.8% lightness, 0.109 chroma and a hue of 252°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.81:1 contrast and black text 5.51:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Sea Salt Rivers (#5087bd). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is sky-600.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #4e86c2 mixed with white

  1. 4e86c2
  2. 6092c9
  3. 719ecf
  4. 83aad5
  5. 94b6dc
  6. a6c2e2
  7. b7cee8
  8. c9daee
  9. dbe6f4
  10. edf3f9

Darker: #4e86c2 mixed with black

  1. 4e86c2
  2. 4374a8
  3. 38628f
  4. 2d5177
  5. 234060
  6. 193049
  7. 0f2134
  8. 071320
  9. 02060e
  10. 000102

Calmer: #4e86c2 with less saturation

  1. 4e86c2
  2. 5486bc
  3. 5a86b6
  4. 6086af
  5. 6586a9
  6. 6b85a3
  7. 70859d
  8. 758496
  9. 798490
  10. 7e8389

Questions about #4e86c2

What color is #4e86c2?

#4e86c2 is soft blue. The closest named color is Sea Salt Rivers. In RGB it is rgb(78, 134, 194), in HSL hsl(211.03, 48.74%, 53.33%) and in OKLCH oklch(60.8% 0.10943 251.537).

What colors go well with #4e86c2?

The complementary color of #4e86c2 is #ab762e. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0f91b1 and #787ac2. The triadic partners are #ba6572 and #6a9048.

Is white or black text more readable on #4e86c2?

White text reads better on #4e86c2: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.81:1 and black gives 5.51:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4e86c2 a warm or cool color?

#4e86c2 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 252 degrees, its lightness 60.8% and its chroma 0.109.