#4E55AF#4E55AF

#4E55AF is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.141 H 276.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E55AF
RGB	rgb(78, 85, 175)
HSL	hsl(236, 38%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(236, 55%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.4%, 51.4%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.93, 23.75, -49.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.93, 54.56, 295.81°)
OKLab	oklab(49.14% 0.0161 -0.1403)
OKLCH	oklch(49.14% 0.141 276.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.1258, 11.2109, 41.9687)
Luminance	0.1121 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E55AF #AFA84E

analogous

#4E86AF #4E55AF #784EAF

triadic

#4E55AF #AF4E55 #55AF4E

tetradic

#4E55AF #AF4E86 #AFA84E #4EAF78

square

#4E55AF #AF4E86 #AFA84E #4EAF78

split-complementary

#4E55AF #AF784E #86AF4E

monochromatic

#282C5A #3B4085 #4E55AF #787DC3 #A2A6D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.48

#4E55AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.24

#4E55AF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E55AF

6.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E55AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E55AF	1.00	6.48	3.24	6.48
#FFFFFF	6.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2662B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#175AAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1D697A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e55af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 85, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.141 276.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8784c7',
    500: '#4e55af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e55af;
$custom-light: #8784c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e55af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.67,
    "s": 38.34,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49143,
    "c": 0.14123,
    "h": 276.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11212
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E55AF

secondary

#C3BF96

accent

#C65ACE

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0EFF8

border

#CBCAD1

text

#0C0B13

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E55AF

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

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