#4E55A3#4E55A3

#4E55A3 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 48.3% C 0.124 H 276.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#4E55A3
RGBrgb(78, 85, 163)
HSLhsl(235, 35%, 47%)
HSVhsv(235, 52%, 64%)
CMYKcmyk(52.1%, 47.9%, 0%, 36.1%)
CIE-LABlab(39.17, 19.79, -43.21)
CIE-LCHlch(39.17, 47.53, 294.61°)
OKLaboklab(48.32% 0.0148 -0.123)
OKLCHoklch(48.32% 0.124 276.8)
XYZxyz(12.9992, 10.7602, 36.0352)
Luminance0.1076 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyblue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#4E55A3 #A39C4E
analogous
#4E80A3 #4E55A3 #724EA3
triadic
#4E55A3 #A34E55 #55A34E
tetradic
#4E55A3 #A34E80 #A39C4E #4EA372
square
#4E55A3 #A34E80 #A39C4E #4EA372
split-complementary
#4E55A3 #A3724E #80A34E
monochromatic
#262A50 #3A3F7A #4E55A3 #7278BC #9CA0D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.66
#4E55A3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.15
#4E55A3 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E55A3
6.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##4E55A3#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##4E55A31.006.663.156.66
#FFFFFF6.661.0021.001.00
#0000003.1521.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF6.661.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#3260A6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#2A59A1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#2A6674
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #4e55a3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 85, 163);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.3% 0.124 276.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8684bf',
    500: '#4e55a3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #4e55a3;
$custom-light: #8684bf;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#4e55a3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 163
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.059,
    "s": 35.27,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48324,
    "c": 0.12385,
    "h": 276.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10761
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#4E55A3
secondary
#BCB991
accent
#C25CCB
background
#F8F8FB
surface
#F0EFF7
border
#CBCAD0
text
#0C0B12
muted
#7D7C81

Preview Lab

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#4E55A3 Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva