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#4D5DEF Color

#4D5DEF is rgb(77, 93, 239) in RGB, hsl(234, 84%, 62%) in HSL, and about cmyk(68%, 61%, 0%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Ultramarine Blue (#4166F5), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.71. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4D5DEF
HEX#4D5DEF
RGBrgb(77, 93, 239)
HSLhsl(234, 84%, 62%)
HSVhsv(234, 68%, 94%)
CMYKcmyk(68%, 61%, 0%, 6%)
OKLCHoklch(55.5% 0.217 272.3)
LABlab(45.26% 30.92 -76.98)
LCHlch(45.26% 82.96 291.88)

What #4D5DEF Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #4D5DEF, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Ultramarine Blue#4166F5ΔE 5.71Very Light Blue#6666FFΔE 6.19Majorelle Blue#6050DCΔE 8.85Vantg Blue#5271FFΔE 8.97Philippine Sky Blue#0066FFΔE 9.98Iris#5A4FCFΔE 11.82

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#4D5DEF Channel Values

How #4D5DEF breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 77 · G 93 · B 2398-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 234° · S 84% · L 62%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 234° · S 68% · V 94%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 68% · M 61% · Y 0% · K 6%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.09:1 vs white · 4.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4D5DEF background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #4D5DEF in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #4D5DEF

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4D5DEF; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#4D5DEF
Complementary
#EFDF4D
Analogous
#4DAEEF
Analogous
#8E4DEF
Triadic
#EF4D5D
Triadic
#5DEF4D
Split comp.
#EF8E4D
Split comp.
#AEEF4D

Tints & Shades of #4D5DEF

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6472F2
#7C88F4
#939DF6
#AFB7F8
#C7CCFA
#DEE1FC

Shades

#273BEC
#1226D3
#0F1FAE
#0C1888
#091263
#050A38

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #4D5DEF.

How #4D5DEF Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#4D5DEF
Protanopia#5B5BEF
Protanomaly#555CEF
Deuteranopia#5858EF
Deuteranomaly#545AEF
Tritanopia#007D7D
Tritanomaly#2371B6
Achromatopsia#6E6E6E

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Using #4D5DEF in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-4d5def: #4D5DEF;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4D5DEF;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4d5def': '#4D5DEF' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.302, green: 0.365, blue: 0.937)
Android XML<color name="color_4d5def">#4D5DEF</color>
SVG fillfill="#4D5DEF"

More Blue Colors

#4D5DEF sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#4D5DEF Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4D5DEF?

#4D5DEF is a light blue — rgb(77, 93, 239) in RGB and hsl(234, 84%, 62%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Ultramarine Blue (#4166F5), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.71.

What is the RGB value of #4D5DEF?

#4D5DEF is rgb(77, 93, 239) — red 77, green 93, and blue 239 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4D5DEF?

#4D5DEF converts to approximately cmyk(68%, 61%, 0%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4D5DEF be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #4D5DEF scores 5.09:1 against white and 4.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4D5DEF as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4D5DEF is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumslateblue (#7B68EE) at a CIE76 distance of 12.45, which is visibly different.

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