#4E5598#4E5598

#4E5598 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 47.6% C 0.107 H 277.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E5598
RGB	rgb(78, 85, 152)
HSL	hsl(234, 32%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(234, 49%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.7%, 44.1%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.52, 16.22, -37.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.52, 41.01, 293.29°)
OKLab	oklab(47.62% 0.0131 -0.1067)
OKLCH	oklch(47.62% 0.108 277)
XYZ	xyz(12.0561, 10.3830, 31.0685)
Luminance	0.1038 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E5598 #98914E

analogous

#4E7A98 #4E5598 #6C4E98

triadic

#4E5598 #984E55 #55984E

tetradic

#4E5598 #984E7A #98914E #4E986C

square

#4E5598 #984E7A #98914E #4E986C

split-complementary

#4E5598 #986C4E #7A984E

monochromatic

#242847 #393E70 #4E5598 #6E75B5 #979CCA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.83

#4E5598 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.08

#4E5598 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E5598

6.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E5598	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E5598	1.00	6.83	3.08	6.83
#FFFFFF	6.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3A5E9B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#345896

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#33636F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e5598;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 85, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.6% 0.107 277.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8484b7',
    500: '#4e5598',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e5598;
$custom-light: #8484b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e5598",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.324,
    "s": 32.174,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47617,
    "c": 0.1075,
    "h": 277
  },
  "luminance": 0.10384
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E5598

secondary

#B6B28C

accent

#BE5FC8

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFEFF6

border

#CACAD0

text

#0B0B11

muted

#7C7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E5598

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

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