#4480D3
Closest named color: Water Blue (#0E87CC). oklch(60% 0.142 257), rgb(68, 128, 211).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.27:1).
About this color
#4480D3 is a medium-dark, vivid blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 60%, its chroma 0.142 and its hue 257°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Water Blue (#0E87CC), ΔE 0.035 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.27:1.
| Hue family | Blues |
| Lightness | medium-dark (60%) |
| Chroma | vivid (0.142) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Water Blue (#0E87CC) |
| Black text | 5.27:1 |
| White text | 3.98:1 |
Values
| HEX | #4480D3 |
| RGB | rgb(68, 128, 211) |
| HSL | hsl(215, 62%, 55%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60% 0.142 257) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #4480D3 | 3.98:1 | AA large text | Lc -72.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #4480D3 | 5.27:1 | AA | Lc 37.2 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #4480D3 text on white | 3.98:1 | AA large text | Lc 66.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| #4480D3 text on black | 5.27:1 | AA | Lc -34.8 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 500.
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Step 50
50
#F2F6FC
oklch(97.2% 0.009 258.3)
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Step 100
100
#E2EBF8
oklch(93.7% 0.02 257.5)
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Step 200
200
#C9DBF3
oklch(88.5% 0.038 255.6)
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Step 300
300
#A4C3EE
oklch(80.9% 0.07 256.6)
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Step 400
400
#73A2E5
oklch(70.6% 0.111 257.3)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#4480D3
oklch(60% 0.142 257)
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Step 600
600
#2F72CB
oklch(55.6% 0.154 256.8)
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Step 700
700
#225FB0
oklch(49.2% 0.143 257)
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Step 800
800
#1E4E8E
oklch(42.7% 0.118 256.8)
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Step 900
900
#1E4172
oklch(37.6% 0.093 257.3)
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Step 950
950
#122743
oklch(27.1% 0.059 256.2)
#4480D3 with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #5A87D6 | 0.031 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #4479D1 | 0.019 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #00939F | 0.113 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7F7F7F | 0.142 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #4480D3
#4480D3
oklch(60% 0.142 257)
- #A97400
#A97400
oklch(59.8% 0.125 77)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #4480D3, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Water Blue #0E87CC ΔE 0.035
- Windows Blue #3778BF ΔE 0.038
- Dark Sky Blue #448EE4 ΔE 0.042
- Cool Blue #4984B8 ΔE 0.046
- Steel Blue #4682B4 ΔE 0.050
- Soft Blue #6488EA ΔE 0.054
- Off Blue #5684AE ΔE 0.063
- Chefchaouen Blue #4895EF ΔE 0.066
Use #4480D3 in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.