#4E5591#4E5591

#4E5591 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 47.2% C 0.097 H 277.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E5591
RGB	rgb(78, 85, 145)
HSL	hsl(234, 30%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(234, 46%, 57%)
CMYK	cmyk(46.2%, 41.4%, 0%, 43.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.13, 13.98, -34.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.13, 36.82, 292.32°)
OKLab	oklab(47.19% 0.0118 -0.0962)
OKLCH	oklch(47.19% 0.097 277)
XYZ	xyz(11.4997, 10.1604, 28.1378)
Luminance	0.1016 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E5591 #918A4E

analogous

#4E7691 #4E5591 #684E91

triadic

#4E5591 #914E55 #55914E

tetradic

#4E5591 #914E76 #918A4E #4E9168

square

#4E5591 #914E76 #918A4E #4E9168

split-complementary

#4E5591 #91684E #76914E

monochromatic

#232641 #393E69 #4E5591 #6C73B0 #9499C5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.93

#4E5591 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.03

#4E5591 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E5591

6.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E5591	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E5591	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)

#3F5D93

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A5790

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#37616C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e5591;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 85, 145);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.2% 0.097 277.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8384b1',
    500: '#4e5591',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e5591;
$custom-light: #8384b1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e5591",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 145
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 233.731,
    "s": 30.045,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47189,
    "c": 0.0969,
    "h": 277
  },
  "luminance": 0.10161
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E5591

secondary

#B2AE89

accent

#BC62C6

background

#F8F8FA

surface

#EFEFF5

border

#CACACF

text

#0B0B11

muted

#7C7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E5591

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

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