#4E5599#4E5599

#4E5599 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 47.7% C 0.109 H 277.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E5599
RGB	rgb(78, 85, 153)
HSL	hsl(234, 32%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(234, 49%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(49%, 44.4%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.58, 16.54, -38.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.58, 41.61, 293.42°)
OKLab	oklab(47.68% 0.0133 -0.1082)
OKLCH	oklch(47.68% 0.109 277)
XYZ	xyz(12.1384, 10.4159, 31.5017)
Luminance	0.1042 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E5599 #99924E

analogous

#4E7A99 #4E5599 #6C4E99

triadic

#4E5599 #994E55 #55994E

tetradic

#4E5599 #994E7A #99924E #4E996C

square

#4E5599 #994E7A #99924E #4E996C

split-complementary

#4E5599 #996C4E #7A994E

monochromatic

#252848 #393E70 #4E5599 #6F75B5 #979CCA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.81

#4E5599 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.08

#4E5599 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E5599

6.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E5599	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E5599	1.00	6.81	3.08	6.81
#FFFFFF	6.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3A5E9C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#335897

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#32636F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e5599;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 85, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.7% 0.109 277.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8484b7',
    500: '#4e5599',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e5599;
$custom-light: #8484b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e5599",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.4,
    "s": 32.468,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47679,
    "c": 0.10901,
    "h": 277
  },
  "luminance": 0.10417
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E5599

secondary

#B7B38C

accent

#BF5FC9

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFEFF6

border

#CACAD0

text

#0B0B11

muted

#7C7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E5599

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

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