#4E5597#4E5597

#4E5597 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 47.6% C 0.106 H 277.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E5597
RGB	rgb(78, 85, 151)
HSL	hsl(234, 32%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(234, 48%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.3%, 43.7%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.46, 15.90, -37.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.46, 40.41, 293.16°)
OKLab	oklab(47.56% 0.0129 -0.1052)
OKLCH	oklch(47.56% 0.106 277)
XYZ	xyz(11.9746, 10.3504, 30.6390)
Luminance	0.1035 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E5597 #97904E

analogous

#4E7997 #4E5597 #6C4E97

triadic

#4E5597 #974E55 #55974E

tetradic

#4E5597 #974E79 #97904E #4E976C

square

#4E5597 #974E79 #97904E #4E976C

split-complementary

#4E5597 #976C4E #79974E

monochromatic

#242846 #393E6F #4E5597 #6E75B4 #969BC9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.84

#4E5597 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.07

#4E5597 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E5597

6.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E5597	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E5597	1.00	6.84	3.07	6.84
#FFFFFF	6.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3B5E9A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#355896

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#33636E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e5597;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 85, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.6% 0.106 277.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8484b6',
    500: '#4e5597',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e5597;
$custom-light: #8484b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e5597",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.247,
    "s": 31.878,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47555,
    "c": 0.106,
    "h": 277
  },
  "luminance": 0.10351
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E5597

secondary

#B6B18B

accent

#BE60C8

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFEFF6

border

#CACAD0

text

#0B0B11

muted

#7C7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E5597

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

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