#4E53A8#4E53A8

#4E53A8 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 48.3% C 0.134 H 277.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E53A8
RGB	rgb(78, 83, 168)
HSL	hsl(237, 37%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(237, 54%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.6%, 50.6%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.95, 22.71, -46.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.95, 51.79, 296.01°)
OKLab	oklab(48.26% 0.0177 -0.1328)
OKLCH	oklch(48.26% 0.134 277.6)
XYZ	xyz(13.3008, 10.6325, 38.3896)
Luminance	0.1063 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E53A8 #A8A34E

analogous

#4E80A8 #4E53A8 #764EA8

triadic

#4E53A8 #A84E53 #53A84E

tetradic

#4E53A8 #A84E80 #A8A34E #4EA876

square

#4E53A8 #A84E80 #A8A34E #4EA876

split-complementary

#4E53A8 #A8764E #80A84E

monochromatic

#272A54 #3B3E7E #4E53A8 #7579BF #9EA1D2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.72

#4E53A8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.13

#4E53A8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E53A8

6.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E53A8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E53A8	1.00	6.72	3.13	6.72
#FFFFFF	6.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#295FAB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1E58A6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#266675

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e53a8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 83, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.3% 0.134 277.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8683c2',
    500: '#4e53a8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e53a8;
$custom-light: #8683c2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e53a8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.667,
    "s": 36.585,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4826,
    "c": 0.13394,
    "h": 277.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10633
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E53A8

secondary

#BFBC93

accent

#C65BCD

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0EFF8

border

#CBCAD1

text

#0C0A12

muted

#7D7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E53A8

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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