#4E5496#4E5496

#4E5496 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 47.3% C 0.106 H 277.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E5496
RGB	rgb(78, 84, 150)
HSL	hsl(235, 32%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(235, 48%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(48%, 44%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.13, 16.22, -37.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.13, 40.47, 293.62°)
OKLab	oklab(47.28% 0.014 -0.105)
OKLCH	oklch(47.28% 0.106 277.6)
XYZ	xyz(11.8155, 10.1617, 30.1871)
Luminance	0.1016 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E5496 #96904E

analogous

#4E7896 #4E5496 #6C4E96

triadic

#4E5496 #964E54 #54964E

tetradic

#4E5496 #964E78 #96904E #4E966C

square

#4E5496 #964E78 #96904E #4E966C

split-complementary

#4E5496 #966C4E #78964E

monochromatic

#242745 #393D6E #4E5496 #6E74B3 #969AC8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.93

#4E5496 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.03

#4E5496 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E5496

6.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E5496	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E5496	1.00	6.93	3.03	6.93
#FFFFFF	6.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3A5D99

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#345795

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#34626D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e5496;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 84, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.3% 0.106 277.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8484b5',
    500: '#4e5496',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e5496;
$custom-light: #8484b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e5496",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 84,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235,
    "s": 31.579,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47282,
    "c": 0.10593,
    "h": 277.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10162
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E5496

secondary

#B5B18B

accent

#BF60C8

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFEFF6

border

#CACAD0

text

#0B0A11

muted

#7C7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E5496

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

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