#4E5499#4E5499

#4E5499 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 47.5% C 0.110 H 277.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E5499
RGB	rgb(78, 84, 153)
HSL	hsl(235, 32%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(235, 49%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(49%, 45.1%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.30, 17.18, -38.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.30, 42.26, 293.99°)
OKLab	oklab(47.47% 0.0145 -0.1095)
OKLCH	oklch(47.47% 0.11 277.6)
XYZ	xyz(12.0602, 10.2596, 31.4756)
Luminance	0.1026 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E5499 #99934E

analogous

#4E7999 #4E5499 #6D4E99

triadic

#4E5499 #994E54 #54994E

tetradic

#4E5499 #994E79 #99934E #4E996D

square

#4E5499 #994E79 #99934E #4E996D

split-complementary

#4E5499 #996D4E #79994E

monochromatic

#252748 #393E70 #4E5499 #6F74B5 #979BCA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.88

#4E5499 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.05

#4E5499 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E5499

6.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E5499	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E5499	1.00	6.88	3.05	6.88
#FFFFFF	6.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#385D9C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#325797

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#32636F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e5499;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 84, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.5% 0.110 277.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8484b7',
    500: '#4e5499',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e5499;
$custom-light: #8484b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e5499",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 84,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.2,
    "s": 32.468,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4747,
    "c": 0.11044,
    "h": 277.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1026
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E5499

secondary

#B7B38C

accent

#C05FC9

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFEFF6

border

#CACAD0

text

#0B0A11

muted

#7C7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E5499

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

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