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#4D4ECE — Blue

#4D4ECE is a blue color we call Blue, closest to the named color SlateBlue (#6A5ACD). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: slateblue (#6A5ACD) — not an exact match. CSS slateblue gives you #6A5ACD, a different color; use #4D4ECE when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#4D4ECE is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #CECE4B; it also sits naturally between #4B8CCE and #8C4BCE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#4D4ECE · RGB 77, 78, 206

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Color values

HEX#4D4ECE
RGB77, 78, 206
HSL240°, 57%, 55%
HSV240°, 63%, 81%
CMYK63%, 62%, 0%, 19%
XYZ16.93, 11.48, 59.72
Yxy11.48, 0.1921, 0.1303
CIE-Lab40.38, 38.28, -66.50
Hunter Lab33.89, 32.17, -85.79

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 30% · Green 31% · Blue 81%

Cyan 63% · Magenta 62% · Yellow 0% · Key 19%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

Sample text in #4D4ECE on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #4D4ECE on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #4D4ECE

.text { color: #4D4ECE; }
.background { background-color: #4D4ECE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #4D4ECE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(77, 78, 206); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(240, 57%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #4D4ECE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(77, 78, 206, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #4D4ECE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(77, 78, 206, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#4D4ECE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#4D4ECE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #4D4ECE

#3737C8#3131B4#2C2CA0#26268C#212178#1A1A60#15154C#0F0F38#0A0A24#040410

Tints of #4D4ECE

#5B5BD2#6B6BD6#7B7BDB#8B8BDF#9F9FE5#AFAFE9#BFBFED#CFCFF2#DFDFF6#EFEFFB

Tones of #4D4ECE

#5454C4#5D5DBB#6666B2#7171A8#7A7A9F#838395

Color harmonies

Complementary — #CECE4B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text6.37:1 AA
Against black text3.30:1 AA large only

Best text color on #4D4ECE: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #4D4ECE

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #4D4ECE: ·

How #4D4ECE looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #4D4DAFDeuteranopia · #4D4DA8Tritanopia · #4D9791

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Tailwind indigo 600 · #4F46E5Material Indigo 500 · #3F51B5Material Deep Purple 500 · #673AB7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #4D4ECE rather than the exact color:

Scarlet Cinder
#908EE6 · #4F4BD8 · #2E2AC5 · #121155
Royal Ruby Mosaic
#D3D1F5 · #9C97E2 · #4E44D5 · #272083
Tender Harbor
#5252D9 · #8359DE · #7E27B1 · #CD48D6
Burning Ruby Cinder
#3D1F94 · #5150DA · #9AC128 · #DCE7AD
Silent Ruby Bloom
#34BF6F · #80D4D3 · #3866A1 · #5746D1
Crimson Ruby Ember
#25649C · #4C40D2 · #B867DB · #E9A1D2

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

#4F4BD8#4E44D5#5252D9#5150DA#5746D1#4C40D2#5C4CCD#4B4BDD#4954C0#4E56C0#4559D7#5D47CF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #4D4ECD  ·  #4D4ECF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #4D4ECE?

#4D4ECE is Blue, a blue color (RGB 77, 78, 206). Its closest standard named color is SlateBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #4D4ECE?

#4D4ECE is RGB 77, 78, 206 — HSL 240°, 57%, 55% — CMYK 63%, 62%, 0%, 19%.

What colors go with #4D4ECE?

Its complement is #CECE4B; analogous partners are #4B8CCE and #8C4BCE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #4D4ECE for text?

White text on #4D4ECE has a contrast ratio of 6.37:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.30:1.