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#4E62E4 Color

#4E62E4 is rgb(78, 98, 228) in RGB, hsl(232, 74%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(66%, 57%, 0%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Bluetiful (#3C69E7), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.28. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#4E62E4
HEX#4E62E4
RGBrgb(78, 98, 228)
HSLhsl(232, 74%, 60%)
HSVhsv(232, 66%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(66%, 57%, 0%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(55.5% 0.197 271.8)
LABlab(45.84% 25.02 -69.86)
LCHlch(45.84% 74.20 289.71)

What #4E62E4 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 #4E62E4, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Bluetiful#3C69E7ΔE 6.28Ultramarine Blue#4166F5ΔE 7.39Royal Blue#4169E1ΔE 7.97Vantg Blue#5271FFΔE 8.12Savoy Blue#4B61D1ΔE 9.93Iris#5A4FCFΔE 9.95

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

#4E62E4 Channel Values

How #4E62E4 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 78 · G 98 · B 2288-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 232° · S 74% · L 60%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 232° · S 66% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 66% · M 57% · Y 0% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.01:1 vs white · 4.19:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #4E62E4 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 text5.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #4E62E4 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #4E62E4

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #4E62E4; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#4E62E4
Complementary
#E4D04E
Analogous
#4EADE4
Analogous
#854EE4
Triadic
#E44E62
Triadic
#62E44E
Split comp.
#E4854E
Split comp.
#ADE44E

Tints & Shades of #4E62E4

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

#6475E8
#7E8DEC
#95A1EF
#AFB8F3
#C5CCF6
#E0E3FA

Shades

#2A42DF
#1D33C3
#182AA0
#13217C
#0D1759
#080E35

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #4E62E4.

How #4E62E4 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#4E62E4
Protanopia#5F5FE4
Protanomaly#5960E4
Deuteranopia#5C5CE4
Deuteranomaly#575EE4
Tritanopia#007D7D
Tritanomaly#2D73B0
Achromatopsia#6F6F6F

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Using #4E62E4 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-4e62e4: #4E62E4;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #4E62E4;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-4e62e4': '#4E62E4' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.306, green: 0.384, blue: 0.894)
Android XML<color name="color_4e62e4">#4E62E4</color>
SVG fillfill="#4E62E4"

More Blue Colors

#4E62E4 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#4E62E4 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #4E62E4?

#4E62E4 is a light blue — rgb(78, 98, 228) in RGB and hsl(232, 74%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Bluetiful (#3C69E7), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.28.

What is the RGB value of #4E62E4?

#4E62E4 is rgb(78, 98, 228) — red 78, green 98, and blue 228 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #4E62E4?

#4E62E4 converts to approximately cmyk(66%, 57%, 0%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #4E62E4 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #4E62E4 scores 5.01:1 against white and 4.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #4E62E4 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #4E62E4 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 7.97, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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