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Coolblue

Quiet Denim Stream

#4c65c9
Notes

Quiet Denim Stream (#4C65C9) is a true blue with a cool character. It leans cool, sitting on the blue, green, and violet side of the wheel. Quiet and dependable, a fit for product UI and data visualization. Its HSL profile (228°, 54%, 54%) places it in the balanced band at a mid lightness. It works across type, buttons, and borders, saturated enough to feel deliberate but balanced enough to not fight the rest of the palette. For a confident two-color system, pair it with its complementary amber. For something softer, pull in its analogous neighbors on either side of the wheel.

HEX
#4c65c9
RGB
rgb(76, 101, 201)
HSL
hsl(228, 54%, 54%)
HWB
hwb(228 30% 21%)
OKLCH
oklch(54.0% 0.157 269.9)
HSV
hsv(228, 62%, 79%)
LAB
lab(45.72% 22.04 -54.97)
LCH
lch(45.72% 59.22 291.84)
CMYK
cmyk(62%, 50%, 0%, 21%)

Closest matches

The nearest named color in three reference sources, ranked by perceptual distance (ΔE76 in CIELAB). ΔE < 1 is imperceptible to most viewers; ΔE > 10 is clearly different. When two sources point to the same hex they’re merged into one tile; click any to open that color’s page.

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Accessibility

Color-vision simulation

How this color appears to viewers with the four major color-vision-deficiency types. Computed via the Machado (2009) physiologically-based model. If a tile matches the original, the color reads the same to that viewer.

#4c65c9
Original
#2f72cd
Protanopia
#1167c7
Deuteranopia
#007c8d
Tritanopia
#676767
Achromatopsia
WCAG contrast

The color used as foreground text against pure white and pure black, with the contrast ratio and WCAG 2.1 grade. Aim for AA (4.5:1) for body text and AA Large (3:1) for 18 pt+ headlines; AAA (7:1) is the gold standard for long-form reading surfaces.

The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
AAon White
5.23:1
The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
AA Largeon Black
4.01:1

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