Palettes / Colors / #4E4EC6

#4E4EC6 — Muted Blue

#4E4EC6 is a blue color we call Muted Blue, closest to the named color SlateBlue (#6A5ACD). It belongs to the blue family.

#4E4EC6 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 #C6C64E; it also sits naturally between #4E8AC6 and #8A4EC6. 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 31% · Blue 78%

Cyan 61% · Magenta 61% · Yellow 0% · Key 22%

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

Previews

CSS code for #4E4EC6

.text { color: #4E4EC6; }
.background { background-color: #4E4EC6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #4E4EC6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(78, 78, 198); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(240, 51%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #4E4EC6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(78, 78, 198, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #4E4EC6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(78, 78, 198, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#4E4EC6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#4E4EC6">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #C6C64E:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #4E4EC6: #FFFFFF.

How #4E4EC6 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 #4E4EC6 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

← #4E4EC5  ·  #4E4EC7 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #4E4EC6?

#4E4EC6 is Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 78, 78, 198). Its closest standard named color is SlateBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #4E4EC6?

#4E4EC6 is RGB 78, 78, 198 — HSL 240°, 51%, 54% — CMYK 61%, 61%, 0%, 22%.

What colors go with #4E4EC6?

Its complement is #C6C64E; analogous partners are #4E8AC6 and #8A4EC6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #4E4EC6 for text?

White text on #4E4EC6 has a contrast ratio of 6.50:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.23:1.