#4E7FAC

Closest named color: Steel Blue (#4682B4). oklch(58.1% 0.088 247.6), rgb(78, 127, 172).

Black text reads best on this color (4.95:1).

About this color

#4E7FAC is a medium-dark, moderately saturated blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 58%, its chroma 0.088 and its hue 248°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Steel Blue (#4682B4), ΔE 0.014 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.95:1.

Hue family	Blues
Lightness	medium-dark (58%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.088)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Steel Blue (#4682B4)
Black text	4.95:1
White text	4.23:1

Values

HEX	#4E7FAC
RGB	rgb(78, 127, 172)
HSL	hsl(209, 38%, 49%)
OKLCH	oklch(58.1% 0.088 247.6)

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 #4E7FAC	4.23:1	AA large text	Lc -74.6	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #4E7FAC	4.95:1	AA	Lc 34.9	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#4E7FAC text on white	4.23:1	AA large text	Lc 69.1	Content text, not long reading
#4E7FAC text on black	4.95:1	AA	Lc -32.5	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

#F3F6F9

oklch(97.2% 0.005 247.9)
Step 100
100

#E4EBF1

oklch(93.6% 0.011 243.7)
Step 200
200

#CEDBE7

oklch(88.5% 0.022 245.9)
Step 300
300

#ADC4D9

oklch(81% 0.039 245.9)
Step 400
400

#81A5C7

oklch(70.8% 0.064 247.3)
Step 500
500

#618EB8

oklch(63.1% 0.08 247.5)
Step 600
600 (this color)

#4E7FAC

oklch(58.1% 0.088 247.6)
Step 700
700

#38648D

oklch(49% 0.082 248.3)
Step 800
800

#2F5272

oklch(42.7% 0.067 247.6)
Step 900
900

#2A445C

oklch(37.7% 0.052 247.5)
Step 950
950

#192836

oklch(27% 0.033 247.4)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#4E7FAC 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)	#6C80AE	0.036
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#6077AB	0.028
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#118A8E	0.076
Achromatopsia (no color)	#7B7B7B	0.088