#4786AF

Closest named color: Off Blue (#5684AE). oklch(59.5% 0.09 239.3), rgb(71, 134, 175).

Black text reads best on this color (5.29:1).

About this color

#4786AF is a medium-dark, moderately saturated blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 60%, its chroma 0.090 and its hue 239°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Off Blue (#5684AE), ΔE 0.015 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.29:1.

Hue family	Blues
Lightness	medium-dark (60%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.090)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Off Blue (#5684AE)
Black text	5.29:1
White text	3.96:1

Values

HEX	#4786AF
RGB	rgb(71, 134, 175)
HSL	hsl(204, 42%, 48%)
OKLCH	oklch(59.5% 0.09 239.3)

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 #4786AF	3.96:1	AA large text	Lc -72.3	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #4786AF	5.29:1	AA	Lc 37.3	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#4786AF text on white	3.96:1	AA large text	Lc 66.8	Content text, not long reading
#4786AF text on black	5.29:1	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.

Step 50
50

#F2F6F9

oklch(97.1% 0.006 239.8)
Step 100
100

#E2EBF2

oklch(93.5% 0.014 241)
Step 200
200

#CBDCE8

oklch(88.5% 0.025 238.4)
Step 300
300

#A7C5DB

oklch(80.8% 0.045 239.9)
Step 400
400

#77A7C8

oklch(70.6% 0.071 239.1)
Step 500
500 (this color)

#4786AF

oklch(59.5% 0.09 239.3)
Step 600
600

#337AA7

oklch(55.5% 0.099 239.9)
Step 700
700

#25678F

oklch(49.1% 0.092 239.4)
Step 800
800

#215474

oklch(42.7% 0.076 239.6)
Step 900
900

#21465E

oklch(37.8% 0.059 239.4)
Step 950
950

#142937

oklch(27% 0.038 239.4)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#4786AF 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)	#7386B1	0.050
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#657BAE	0.042
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#009094	0.068
Achromatopsia (no color)	#808080	0.091