#4E55AD#4E55AD

#4E55AD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.138 H 276.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E55AD
RGB	rgb(78, 85, 173)
HSL	hsl(236, 38%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(236, 55%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.9%, 50.9%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.80, 23.09, -48.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.80, 53.39, 295.62°)
OKLab	oklab(49% 0.0159 -0.1374)
OKLCH	oklch(49% 0.138 276.6)
XYZ	xyz(13.9308, 11.1329, 40.9418)
Luminance	0.1113 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E55AD #ADA64E

analogous

#4E85AD #4E55AD #774EAD

triadic

#4E55AD #AD4E55 #55AD4E

tetradic

#4E55AD #AD4E85 #ADA64E #4EAD77

square

#4E55AD #AD4E85 #ADA64E #4EAD77

split-complementary

#4E55AD #AD774E #85AD4E

monochromatic

#282C59 #3B4083 #4E55AD #777CC2 #A1A5D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.51

#4E55AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.23

#4E55AD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E55AD

6.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E55AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E55AD	1.00	6.51	3.23	6.51
#FFFFFF	6.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2862B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1B5AAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1F6979

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e55ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 85, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.138 276.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8784c6',
    500: '#4e55ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e55ad;
$custom-light: #8784c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e55ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.579,
    "s": 37.849,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49003,
    "c": 0.13836,
    "h": 276.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11134
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E55AD

secondary

#C2BE95

accent

#C55ACE

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0EFF8

border

#CBCAD1

text

#0C0B13

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E55AD

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →