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#4635fd

a balanced, electric blue · cool · closest name: Blue

RGB
70, 53, 253
HSL
245°, 98%, 60%
CMYK
72, 79, 0, 1
Luminance
0.1094

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #4635fd is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#4635fd
Hue
245°
blue
Saturation
98%
electric
Lightness
60%
balanced
Brightness
99%
HSV value
Perceived
40%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.1094
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
80/100 cool
Color family
Blue
Tone
Electric
Best ink
White
6.59:1
Closest name
Blue
ΔE2000 6.6
Where it sits
Hue245° of 360°
Saturation98%
Lightness60%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool80% cool

Reads cool. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#4635fd
RGBrgb(70, 53, 253)
HSLhsl(245, 98%, 60%)
CMYKcmyk(72%, 79%, 0%, 1%)
LABlab(39.5 65.6 -94.7)
LCHlch(39.5 115.2 304.7)
OKLCHoklch(0.507 0.275 274.2)
Decimal4601341
Display P3color(display-p3 0.275 0.208 0.992)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #4635fd;
background-color: #4635fd;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#4635fd] bg-[#4635fd]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #4635fd;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.275, green: 0.208, blue: 0.992)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#4635fd")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF4635FD)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(253, 53, 70)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#ffffff on #4635fd · 6.59:1
Use #ffffffAA at every size, AAA for large text only.
Aa
White text · 6.59:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 3.19:1
AA fail · AA large pass · AAA fail
Reading the other direction: #4635fd as text scores 6.59:1 on white and 3.19:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#4635fd on white: 6.59:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#4635fd on black: 3.19:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #0066FF
deuteranopia · #0054FA
tritanopia · #00749A

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #4635fd is pinned to step 500; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F2F1FD
#E6E3FC
#C6C1FB
#9990FE
#6658FD
#4635fd
#1702F2
#1302CA
#0F02A2
#0F0674
#0A0449
Base = 500Lightest = 50 · #F2F1FDDarkest = 950 · #0A0449
:root {
  --brand-50: #F2F1FD;
  --brand-100: #E6E3FC;
  --brand-200: #C6C1FB;
  --brand-300: #9990FE;
  --brand-400: #6658FD;
  --brand-500: #4635fd;
  --brand-600: #1702F2;
  --brand-700: #1302CA;
  --brand-800: #0F02A2;
  --brand-900: #0F0674;
  --brand-950: #0A0449;
  --brand: #4635fd;
  --brand-ink: #ffffff;
}

Colors that work with #4635fd

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#ffffff
White wins here
Surface#F5F4FA
Tinted page background
Border#C4C0ED
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#514B9B
Captions on the surface
Accent#CCAA00
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#0C017E
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#E8E6FF
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#151424
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #4635fd

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Body text and links on white
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#ECFD35
Analogous left#3588FD
Analogous right#AA35FD
Split-complement 1#FDAA35
Split-complement 2#88FD35
Triadic 1#FD4635
Triadic 2#35FD46
Tetradic#FD3588

RGB percentages

Red27.5%
Green20.8%
Blue99.2%

CMYK percentages

Cyan72.3%
Magenta79.1%
Yellow0.0%
Key (black)0.8%

Color previews

#4635fd text on a black background

contrast 3.19:1

Card sample

#4635fd text on a white background

contrast 6.59:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #4635fd;
Background color
Panel with #4635fd background
background-color: #4635fd;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #4635fd;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(70, 53, 253, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(70, 53, 253, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #4635fd;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4635fd, #CB35FD);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #4635fd

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#4635fd in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
TechnologyFinanceHealthcareEnterprise SaaS
Common UI roles
ButtonsLinksFocus statesCharts
Print note

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#4635fd, answered

What color is #4635fd?

#4635fd is a balanced electric blue, closest to Blue (ΔE2000 6.6). It sits at 245° on the hue wheel with 98% saturation and 60% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #4635fd?

rgb(70, 53, 253) — 70 red, 53 green and 253 blue out of 255, or 27.5% / 20.8% / 99.2% by channel.

Is #4635fd a light or a dark color?

It is a dark color. Relative luminance is 0.1094 and perceived brightness is 40%, so white text on it reaches 6.59:1.

Should I use black or white text on #4635fd?

White. It scores 6.59:1 against #4635fd, versus 3.19:1 for black — AA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #4635fd?

#ECFD35 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #FDAA35 and #88FD35, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #4635fd?

For interface work: #F5F4FA as the surface, #C4C0ED for borders, #514B9B for secondary text, #CCAA00 as an accent and #0C017E for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #3588FD and #AA35FD stays calm, while #ECFD35 is the loudest partner.

What is #4635fd in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(72%, 79%, 0%, 1%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #4635fd warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 80 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #8F35FD; nudged cooler, #335BFF.

Work with #4635fd in the Color Lab