Palettes / Colors / #4E4CD0

#4E4CD0 — Blue

#4E4CD0 is a blue color we call Blue, closest to the named color SlateBlue (#6A5ACD). It belongs to the blue family.

#4E4CD0 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 #CED04E; it also sits naturally between #4E8DD0 and #914ED0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 31% · Green 30% · Blue 82%

Cyan 63% · Magenta 63% · Yellow 0% · Key 18%

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

Previews

CSS code for #4E4CD0

.text { color: #4E4CD0; }
.background { background-color: #4E4CD0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #4E4CD0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(78, 76, 208); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(241, 58%, 56%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #4E4CD0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(78, 76, 208, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #4E4CD0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(78, 76, 208, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#4E4CD0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#4E4CD0">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CED04E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #4E4CD0: #FFFFFF.

How #4E4CD0 looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #4E4CD0 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #4E4CCF  ·  #4E4CD1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #4E4CD0?

#4E4CD0 is Blue, a blue color (RGB 78, 76, 208). Its closest standard named color is SlateBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #4E4CD0?

#4E4CD0 is RGB 78, 76, 208 — HSL 241°, 58%, 56% — CMYK 63%, 63%, 0%, 18%.

What colors go with #4E4CD0?

Its complement is #CED04E; analogous partners are #4E8DD0 and #914ED0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #4E4CD0 for text?

White text on #4E4CD0 has a contrast ratio of 6.42:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.27:1.