#4E55A4#4E55A4

#4E55A4 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 48.4% C 0.125 H 276.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E55A4
RGB	rgb(78, 85, 164)
HSL	hsl(235, 36%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(235, 52%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.4%, 48.2%, 0%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.24, 20.12, -43.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.24, 48.12, 294.72°)
OKLab	oklab(48.39% 0.0149 -0.1244)
OKLCH	oklch(48.39% 0.125 276.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.0891, 10.7962, 36.5089)
Luminance	0.1080 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E55A4 #A49D4E

analogous

#4E80A4 #4E55A4 #724EA4

triadic

#4E55A4 #A44E55 #55A44E

tetradic

#4E55A4 #A44E80 #A49D4E #4EA472

square

#4E55A4 #A44E80 #A49D4E #4EA472

split-complementary

#4E55A4 #A4724E #80A44E

monochromatic

#272A51 #3A407B #4E55A4 #7379BC #9CA1D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.65

#4E55A4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.16

#4E55A4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E55A4

6.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E55A4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E55A4	1.00	6.65	3.16	6.65
#FFFFFF	6.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3160A7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2859A2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#296674

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e55a4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 85, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.4% 0.125 276.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8684bf',
    500: '#4e55a4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e55a4;
$custom-light: #8684bf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e55a4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.116,
    "s": 35.537,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48391,
    "c": 0.12532,
    "h": 276.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10797
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E55A4

secondary

#BDB991

accent

#C35CCC

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#F0EFF7

border

#CBCAD0

text

#0C0B12

muted

#7D7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E55A4

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

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