#4E53AF#4E53AF

#4E53AF is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.144 H 277.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E53AF
RGB	rgb(78, 83, 175)
HSL	hsl(237, 38%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(237, 55%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.4%, 52.6%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.41, 25.03, -49.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.41, 55.87, 296.61°)
OKLab	oklab(48.75% 0.0183 -0.1428)
OKLCH	oklch(48.75% 0.144 277.3)
XYZ	xyz(13.9705, 10.9004, 41.9169)
Luminance	0.1090 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E53AF #AFAA4E

analogous

#4E84AF #4E53AF #7A4EAF

triadic

#4E53AF #AF4E53 #53AF4E

tetradic

#4E53AF #AF4E84 #AFAA4E #4EAF7A

square

#4E53AF #AF4E84 #AFAA4E #4EAF7A

split-complementary

#4E53AF #AF7A4E #84AF4E

monochromatic

#282B5A #3B3F85 #4E53AF #787BC3 #A2A5D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.60

#4E53AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.18

#4E53AF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E53AF

6.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E53AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E53AF	1.00	6.60	3.18	6.60
#FFFFFF	6.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2161B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0F59AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1D6879

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e53af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 83, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.144 277.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8783c7',
    500: '#4e53af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e53af;
$custom-light: #8783c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e53af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.907,
    "s": 38.34,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48751,
    "c": 0.14396,
    "h": 277.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10901
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E53AF

secondary

#C3C096

accent

#C85ACE

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0EFF8

border

#CBCAD1

text

#0C0A13

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E53AF

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

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