#4E9BC2

Closest named color: Faded Blue (#658CBB). oklch(65.6% 0.096 232.9), rgb(78, 155, 194).

Black text reads best on this color (6.79:1).

About this color

#4E9BC2 is a medium-light, moderately saturated blue. In OKLCH its lightness is 66%, its chroma 0.096 and its hue 233°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Faded Blue (#658CBB), ΔE 0.043 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.79:1.

Hue family	Blues
Lightness	medium-light (66%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.096)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Faded Blue (#658CBB)
Black text	6.79:1
White text	3.09:1

Values

HEX	#4E9BC2
RGB	rgb(78, 155, 194)
HSL	hsl(200, 49%, 53%)
OKLCH	oklch(65.6% 0.096 232.9)

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 #4E9BC2	3.09:1	AA large text	Lc -63.1	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #4E9BC2	6.79:1	AA	Lc 46.4	Large or bold text, headings
#4E9BC2 text on white	3.09:1	AA large text	Lc 57.7	Large or bold text, headings
#4E9BC2 text on black	6.79:1	AA	Lc -44.1	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 500.

Step 50
50

#F1F6F9

oklch(97% 0.007 233.6)
Step 100
100

#E1ECF2

oklch(93.7% 0.014 231.2)
Step 200
200

#C9DDE8

oklch(88.6% 0.026 231.7)
Step 300
300

#A3C6DA

oklch(80.8% 0.047 233.2)
Step 400
400

#70A9C8

oklch(70.7% 0.075 233.1)
Step 500
500 (this color)

#4E9BC2

oklch(65.6% 0.096 232.9)
Step 600
600

#207DA6

oklch(55.6% 0.104 232.8)
Step 700
700

#0F698E

oklch(49.1% 0.096 232.8)
Step 800
800

#135673

oklch(42.7% 0.079 232.3)
Step 900
900

#19475D

oklch(37.7% 0.062 232.6)
Step 950
950

#102A37

oklch(27.1% 0.04 232.6)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#4E9BC2 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)	#8899C4	0.063
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#788DC1	0.055
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#00A5A8	0.065
Achromatopsia (no color)	#929292	0.096