#4E55B0#4E55B0

#4E55B0 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.143 H 276.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E55B0
RGB	rgb(78, 85, 176)
HSL	hsl(236, 39%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(236, 56%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.7%, 51.7%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.00, 24.09, -49.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.00, 55.14, 295.90°)
OKLab	oklab(49.21% 0.0161 -0.1417)
OKLCH	oklch(49.21% 0.143 276.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.2244, 11.2503, 42.4879)
Luminance	0.1125 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E55B0 #B0A94E

analogous

#4E86B0 #4E55B0 #784EB0

triadic

#4E55B0 #B04E55 #55B04E

tetradic

#4E55B0 #B04E86 #B0A94E #4EB078

square

#4E55B0 #B04E86 #B0A94E #4EB078

split-complementary

#4E55B0 #B0784E #86B04E

monochromatic

#282C5B #3B4186 #4E55B0 #787DC3 #A2A6D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.46

#4E55B0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.25

#4E55B0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E55B0

6.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E55B0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E55B0	1.00	6.46	3.25	6.46
#FFFFFF	6.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2562B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#145AAE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1B697A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e55b0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 85, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.143 276.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8784c8',
    500: '#4e55b0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e55b0;
$custom-light: #8784c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e55b0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.714,
    "s": 38.583,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49213,
    "c": 0.14266,
    "h": 276.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11251
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E55B0

secondary

#C3C097

accent

#C659CF

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0EFF8

border

#CBCAD1

text

#0C0B13

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E55B0

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

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