#4E5495#4E5495

#4E5495 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 47.2% C 0.104 H 277.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E5495
RGB	rgb(78, 84, 149)
HSL	hsl(235, 31%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(235, 48%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(47.7%, 43.6%, 0%, 41.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.07, 15.90, -36.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.07, 39.88, 293.49°)
OKLab	oklab(47.22% 0.0139 -0.1035)
OKLCH	oklch(47.22% 0.104 277.6)
XYZ	xyz(11.7354, 10.1297, 29.7648)
Luminance	0.1013 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E5495 #958F4E

analogous

#4E7895 #4E5495 #6C4E95

triadic

#4E5495 #954E54 #54954E

tetradic

#4E5495 #954E78 #958F4E #4E956C

square

#4E5495 #954E78 #958F4E #4E956C

split-complementary

#4E5495 #956C4E #78954E

monochromatic

#242745 #393D6D #4E5495 #6D73B3 #969AC8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.94

#4E5495 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.03

#4E5495 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E5495

6.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E5495	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E5495	1.00	6.94	3.03	6.94
#FFFFFF	6.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3B5D97

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#355794

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#35626D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e5495;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 84, 149);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.2% 0.104 277.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8484b4',
    500: '#4e5495',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e5495;
$custom-light: #8484b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e5495",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 84,
    "b": 149
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.93,
    "s": 31.278,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4722,
    "c": 0.10442,
    "h": 277.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1013
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E5495

secondary

#B4B18A

accent

#BF60C7

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFEFF6

border

#CACAD0

text

#0B0A11

muted

#7C7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E5495

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

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