#4E5588#4E5588

#4E5588 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 46.7% C 0.083 H 276.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E5588
RGB	rgb(78, 85, 136)
HSL	hsl(233, 27%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(233, 43%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(42.6%, 37.5%, 0%, 46.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.65, 11.17, -29.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.65, 31.41, 290.83°)
OKLab	oklab(46.67% 0.0097 -0.0824)
OKLCH	oklch(46.67% 0.083 276.7)
XYZ	xyz(10.8330, 9.8938, 24.6267)
Luminance	0.0989 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E5588 #88814E

analogous

#4E7288 #4E5588 #644E88

triadic

#4E5588 #884E55 #55884E

tetradic

#4E5588 #884E72 #88814E #4E8864

square

#4E5588 #884E72 #88814E #4E8864

split-complementary

#4E5588 #88644E #72884E

monochromatic

#21243A #383D61 #4E5588 #6A71A9 #9196C0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.05

#4E5588 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.98

#4E5588 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E5588

7.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E5588	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E5588	1.00	7.05	2.98	7.05
#FFFFFF	7.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#435B8A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F5687

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3C5F68

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e5588;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 85, 136);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.7% 0.083 276.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8284ab',
    500: '#4e5588',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e5588;
$custom-light: #8284ab;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e5588",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 136
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 232.759,
    "s": 27.103,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46666,
    "c": 0.08302,
    "h": 276.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.09894
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E5588

secondary

#ACA886

accent

#B864C3

background

#F8F8FA

surface

#EFEFF4

border

#CACACE

text

#0B0B10

muted

#7C7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E5588

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

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