#4E559F#4E559F
#4E559F is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 48.1% C 0.118 H 276.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E559F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 85, 159) |
| HSL | hsl(235, 34%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(235, 51%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(50.9%, 46.5%, 0%, 37.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.93, 18.48, -41.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(38.93, 45.17, 294.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.06% 0.0142 -0.1171) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.06% 0.118 276.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.6464, 10.6192, 34.1775) |
| Luminance | 0.1062 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Twilight
#4E518B
ΔE00 3.82
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 5.09
Dusk
#4E5481
ΔE00 5.91
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 5.94
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 6.40
Iris
#6258C4
ΔE00 6.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E559F #9F984E
analogous
#4E7E9F #4E559F #704E9F
triadic
#4E559F #9F4E55 #559F4E
tetradic
#4E559F #9F4E7E #9F984E #4E9F70
square
#4E559F #9F4E7E #9F984E #4E9F70
split-complementary
#4E559F #9F704E #7E9F4E
monochromatic
#26294D #3A3F76 #4E559F #7177B9 #9A9ECD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.72
#4E559F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.12
#4E559F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E559F
6.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E559F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E559F | 1.00 | 6.72 | 3.12 | 6.72 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#355FA2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#2E599D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#2D6572
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5C5C5C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e559f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 85, 159); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.1% 0.118 276.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8584bc',
500: '#4e559f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e559f; $custom-light: #8584bc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e559f",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 85,
"b": 159
},
"hsl": {
"h": 234.815,
"s": 34.177,
"l": 46.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48062,
"c": 0.11796,
"h": 276.9
},
"luminance": 0.1062
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E559F
secondary
#BAB68F
accent
#C15ECA
background
#F8F8FB
surface
#F0EFF6
border
#CBCAD0
text
#0B0B12
muted
#7C7C81