#4E53B4#4E53B4

#4E53B4 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.151 H 277.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E53B4
RGB	rgb(78, 83, 180)
HSL	hsl(237, 40%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(237, 57%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.7%, 53.9%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.75, 26.69, -52.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.75, 58.77, 297.01°)
OKLab	oklab(49.11% 0.0186 -0.1499)
OKLCH	oklch(49.11% 0.151 277.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.4707, 11.1005, 44.5512)
Luminance	0.1110 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E53B4 #B4AF4E

analogous

#4E86B4 #4E53B4 #7C4EB4

triadic

#4E53B4 #B44E53 #53B44E

tetradic

#4E53B4 #B44E86 #B4AF4E #4EB47C

square

#4E53B4 #B44E86 #B4AF4E #4EB47C

split-complementary

#4E53B4 #B47C4E #86B44E

monochromatic

#282B5F #3B3E8A #4E53B4 #797DC6 #A4A7D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.52

#4E53B4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.22

#4E53B4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E53B4

6.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E53B4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E53B4	1.00	6.52	3.22	6.52
#FFFFFF	6.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1862B7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005AB2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#15697B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e53b4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 83, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.151 277.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8883cb',
    500: '#4e53b4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e53b4;
$custom-light: #8883cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e53b4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.059,
    "s": 40.476,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49111,
    "c": 0.15103,
    "h": 277.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11102
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E53B4

secondary

#C6C398

accent

#CA57D0

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0EFF9

border

#CBCAD2

text

#0C0A13

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E53B4

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

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