#4C809E

Closest named color: Stormy Blue (#507B9C). oklch(57.6% 0.072 235.3), rgb(76, 128, 158).

Black text reads best on this color (4.88:1).

About this color

#4C809E is a medium-dark, moderately saturated blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 58%, its chroma 0.072 and its hue 235°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Stormy Blue (#507B9C), ΔE 0.014 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.88:1.

Hue family	Blues
Lightness	medium-dark (58%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.072)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Stormy Blue (#507B9C)
Black text	4.88:1
White text	4.29:1

Values

HEX	#4C809E
RGB	rgb(76, 128, 158)
HSL	hsl(202, 35%, 46%)
OKLCH	oklch(57.6% 0.072 235.3)

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 #4C809E	4.29:1	AA large text	Lc -75.1	Fine for body text
Black text on #4C809E	4.88:1	AA	Lc 34.5	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#4C809E text on white	4.29:1	AA large text	Lc 69.6	Content text, not long reading
#4C809E text on black	4.88:1	AA	Lc -32.1	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 600.

Step 50
50

#F3F6F8

oklch(97.1% 0.004 236.5)
Step 100
100

#E4EBEF

oklch(93.6% 0.009 232.4)
Step 200
200

#CEDBE4

oklch(88.4% 0.019 237.8)
Step 300
300

#ADC5D3

oklch(81% 0.033 233.4)
Step 400
400

#81A6BD

oklch(70.6% 0.053 235.8)
Step 500
500

#6190AC

oklch(63% 0.066 235.4)
Step 600
600 (this color)

#4C809E

oklch(57.6% 0.072 235.3)
Step 700
700

#376782

oklch(49.2% 0.068 235.1)
Step 800
800

#2E5469

oklch(42.7% 0.056 234.3)
Step 900
900

#2A4556

oklch(37.6% 0.044 237.2)
Step 950
950

#192932

oklch(27.1% 0.027 233.8)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#4C809E 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)	#727F9F	0.046
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#67769E	0.040
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#1E888A	0.056
Achromatopsia (no color)	#7A7A7A	0.073