#4E5488#4E5488

#4E5488 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 46.4% C 0.084 H 277.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E5488
RGB	rgb(78, 84, 136)
HSL	hsl(234, 27%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(234, 43%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(42.6%, 38.2%, 0%, 46.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.37, 11.81, -29.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.37, 32.05, 291.62°)
OKLab	oklab(46.45% 0.0111 -0.0837)
OKLCH	oklch(46.45% 0.084 277.6)
XYZ	xyz(10.7548, 9.7374, 24.6006)
Luminance	0.0974 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E5488 #88824E

analogous

#4E7188 #4E5488 #654E88

triadic

#4E5488 #884E54 #54884E

tetradic

#4E5488 #884E71 #88824E #4E8865

square

#4E5488 #884E71 #88824E #4E8865

split-complementary

#4E5488 #88654E #71884E

monochromatic

#21243A #383C61 #4E5488 #6A70A9 #9196C0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.12

#4E5488 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.95

#4E5488 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E5488

7.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E5488	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E5488	1.00	7.12	2.95	7.12
#FFFFFF	7.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#425A8A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3E5687

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3C5E67

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e5488;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 84, 136);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.4% 0.084 277.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8284ab',
    500: '#4e5488',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e5488;
$custom-light: #8284ab;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e5488",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 84,
    "b": 136
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 233.793,
    "s": 27.103,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46448,
    "c": 0.08449,
    "h": 277.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.09738
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E5488

secondary

#ACA886

accent

#BA64C3

background

#F8F8FA

surface

#EFEFF4

border

#CACACE

text

#0B0A10

muted

#7C7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E5488

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

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