Skip to content

#4D65EA Color

#4D65EA is rgb(77, 101, 234) in RGB, hsl(231, 79%, 61%) in HSL, and about cmyk(67%, 57%, 0%, 8%) 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 5.67. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4D65EA
HEX#4D65EA
RGBrgb(77, 101, 234)
HSLhsl(231, 79%, 61%)
HSVhsv(231, 67%, 92%)
CMYKcmyk(67%, 57%, 0%, 8%)
OKLCHoklch(56.5% 0.202 270.8)
LABlab(46.93% 24.81 -71.47)
LCHlch(46.93% 75.65 289.14)

What #4D65EA 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 #4D65EA, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#4D65EA Channel Values

How #4D65EA 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 101 · B 2348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 231° · S 79% · L 61%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 231° · S 67% · V 92%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 67% · M 57% · Y 0% · K 8%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.81:1 vs white · 4.37:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4D65EA 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 text4.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #4D65EA in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #4D65EA

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4D65EA; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #4D65EA

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #4D65EA.

How #4D65EA 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#4D65EA
Protanopia#6161EA
Protanomaly#5A63EA
Deuteranopia#5E5EEA
Deuteranomaly#5861EA
Tritanopia#008080
Tritanomaly#2876B5
Achromatopsia#727272

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #4D65EA in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-4d65ea: #4D65EA;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4D65EA;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4d65ea': '#4D65EA' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.302, green: 0.396, blue: 0.918)
Android XML<color name="color_4d65ea">#4D65EA</color>
SVG fillfill="#4D65EA"

More Blue Colors

#4D65EA sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#4D65EA Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4D65EA?

#4D65EA is a light blue — rgb(77, 101, 234) in RGB and hsl(231, 79%, 61%) 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 5.67.

What is the RGB value of #4D65EA?

#4D65EA is rgb(77, 101, 234) — red 77, green 101, and blue 234 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4D65EA?

#4D65EA converts to approximately cmyk(67%, 57%, 0%, 8%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4D65EA be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #4D65EA scores 4.81:1 against white and 4.37:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4D65EA as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4D65EA 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 royalblue (#4169E1) at a CIE76 distance of 8.51, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

Open #4D65EA in a Tool

Keep exploring: every blue in the color library, the guide to shades of blue, or the full color library.