#4E5589#4E5589

#4E5589 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 46.7% C 0.085 H 276.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E5589
RGB	rgb(78, 85, 137)
HSL	hsl(233, 27%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(233, 43%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(43.1%, 38%, 0%, 46.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.70, 11.48, -29.88)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.70, 32.01, 291.01°)
OKLab	oklab(46.72% 0.01 -0.084)
OKLCH	oklch(46.72% 0.085 276.8)
XYZ	xyz(10.9044, 9.9223, 25.0027)
Luminance	0.0992 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E5589 #89824E

analogous

#4E7389 #4E5589 #644E89

triadic

#4E5589 #894E55 #55894E

tetradic

#4E5589 #894E73 #89824E #4E8964

square

#4E5589 #894E73 #89824E #4E8964

split-complementary

#4E5589 #89644E #73894E

monochromatic

#22253B #383D62 #4E5589 #6A72AA #9197C0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.04

#4E5589 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.98

#4E5589 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E5589

7.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E5589	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E5589	1.00	7.04	2.98	7.04
#FFFFFF	7.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#435B8B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F5788

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3B5F68

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e5589;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 85, 137);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.7% 0.085 276.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8284ab',
    500: '#4e5589',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e5589;
$custom-light: #8284ab;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e5589",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 137
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 232.881,
    "s": 27.442,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46723,
    "c": 0.08458,
    "h": 276.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.09923
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E5589

secondary

#ADA886

accent

#B864C4

background

#F8F8FA

surface

#EFEFF4

border

#CACACE

text

#0B0B10

muted

#7C7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E5589

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

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