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#4e90cd color: Delphinium Corsage

#4e90cd is rgb(78, 144, 205) in RGB and oklch(63.632% 0.11442 248.351) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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209°
100%

63.6%
0.114
248°
  • Blue
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Steel blue
  • cyan-600
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.39:1Hard to read
Lc -67
Black text
6.19:1Readable · AA
Lc 43

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About #4e90cd

#4e90cd is a soft blue color. In OKLCH it has 63.6% lightness, 0.114 chroma and a hue of 248°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.39:1 contrast and black text 6.19:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Delphinium Corsage (#4f92cd). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-600.

More medium blue colors

Lighter: #4e90cd mixed with white

  1. 4e90cd
  2. 619bd3
  3. 73a6d8
  4. 84b1dd
  5. 96bce2
  6. a7c7e8
  7. b9d3ec
  8. cadef1
  9. dce9f6
  10. edf4fb

Darker: #4e90cd mixed with black

  1. 4e90cd
  2. 437db2
  3. 386a98
  4. 2d577e
  5. 234566
  6. 19344e
  7. 0f2438
  8. 071523
  9. 02070f
  10. 000102

Calmer: #4e90cd with less saturation

  1. 4e90cd
  2. 5690c7
  3. 5d90c0
  4. 648fba
  5. 6a8fb3
  6. 708fad
  7. 768ea6
  8. 7b8d9f
  9. 818d99
  10. 868c92

Questions about #4e90cd

What color is #4e90cd?

#4e90cd is soft blue. The closest named color is Delphinium Corsage. In RGB it is rgb(78, 144, 205), in HSL hsl(208.82, 55.95%, 55.49%) and in OKLCH oklch(63.632% 0.11442 248.351).

What colors go well with #4e90cd?

The complementary color of #4e90cd is #b87d34. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #019bb9 and #7c83cf. The triadic partners are #c56c7d and #769849.

Is white or black text more readable on #4e90cd?

White text reads better on #4e90cd: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.39:1 and black gives 6.19:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4e90cd a warm or cool color?

#4e90cd is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 248 degrees, its lightness 63.6% and its chroma 0.114.