HEX atlas value

#4E6E81

#4E6E81 is a cool blue HEX color close to Aegean Blue. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 78, 110, 129, HSL 202, 25%, 41%, has luminance 0.1436, and belongs to the muted group.

blue cool muted

#4E6E81 Sample readable text

HEX #4E6E81

RGB rgb(78, 110, 129)

HSL hsl(202 25% 41%)

CMYK cmyk(40, 15, 0, 49)

Luminance 0.1436

Contrast Black 3.87:1White 5.42:1

CSS

--color-4e6e81: #4E6E81;
.background-4e6e81 { background-color: #4E6E81; }
.text-4e6e81 { color: #4E6E81; }

Luminance0.1436

Black text3.87:1AA Fail

White text5.42:1AA Pass

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#4E6E81","rgb":[78,110,129],"hsl":[202,25,41],"cmyk":[40,15,0,49],"luminance":0.1436,"contrast":{"black":3.87,"white":5.42}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":3.87,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":5.42,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#2C3F49","hex":"#2C3F49","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.91,"contrastWhite":10.97,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#7C9DB1","hex":"#7C9DB1","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.31,"contrastWhite":2.87,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#4E5583","hex":"#4E5583","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.95,"contrastWhite":7.11,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"Storm Blue","hex":"#4F666A","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.44,"contrastWhite":6.1,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"Shale","hex":"#59656F","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.52,"contrastWhite":5.97,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool blue","muted","muted blue","Aegean Blue adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","muted interface themes","calm digital interfaces"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/4e6e81.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/aegean-blue.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/shale.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/storm-blue.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#83624E","analogous":["#4E837C","#4E5583"],"triadic":["#834E70","#70834E"],"tetradic":["#7C4E83","#83624E","#55834E"],"splitComplementary":["#834E55","#837C4E"],"monochromatic":["#7C9DB1","#4E6E81","#2C3F49"]}

Variants

{"light":"#7C9DB1","dark":"#2C3F49","saturated":"#37769A","desaturated":"#65696C","pastel":"#A0ABB1","neon":"#009EFA"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"aegean-blue","name":"Aegean Blue","hex":"#4E6E81","distance":0},{"slug":"shale","name":"Shale","hex":"#59656F","distance":22.93468988235943},{"slug":"storm-blue","name":"Storm Blue","hex":"#4F666A","distance":24.372115213907882},{"slug":"hookers-green","name":"Hookers Green","hex":"#49796B","distance":25.099800796022265},{"slug":"labradorite","name":"Labradorite","hex":"#607D8B","distance":25.475478405713993}]

HEX meaning and use

About #4E6E81

#4E6E81 is classified as a cool blue value with muted visual character. #4E6E81 is visually closest to Aegean Blue, a named blue color with HEX #4E6E81.

The RGB channels are 78, 110, and 129, with blue carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 202deg with 25% saturation and 41% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and muted interface themes. Its luminance is 0.1436, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 0.00, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text3.87:1AA Fail

White text5.42:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #4E6E81 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000003.87:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF5.42:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#2C3F49#FFFFFF text · best 10.97:1#2C3F49

#7C9DB1#000000 text · best 7.31:1#7C9DB1

#4E5583#FFFFFF text · best 7.11:1#4E5583

Storm Blue#FFFFFF text · best 6.1:1#4F666A

Shale#FFFFFF text · best 5.97:1#59656F

Generated Palette

Aegean Blue#4E6E81

#83624E#83624E

#4E837C#4E837C

#4E5583#4E5583

#7C9DB1#7C9DB1

#2C3F49#2C3F49

Color Harmonies

#83624E#83624E

#4E837C#4E837C

#4E5583#4E5583

#834E70#834E70

#70834E#70834E

Variants

#7C9DB1#7C9DB1

#2C3F49#2C3F49

#37769A#37769A

#65696C#65696C

#A0ABB1#A0ABB1

#009EFA#009EFA

Nearest Named Colors

Aegean Blue#4E6E81

Shale#59656F

Storm Blue#4F666A

Hookers Green#49796B

Labradorite#607D8B

#4E6E81

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #4E6E81

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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