#4E55BD#4E55BD
#4E55BD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.161 H 276.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E55BD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 85, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(236, 46%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(236, 59%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(58.7%, 55%, 0%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.88, 28.43, -55.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.88, 62.63, 296.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.15% 0.0169 -0.16) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.15% 0.161 276) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.5727, 11.7897, 49.5893) |
| Luminance | 0.1179 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Iris
#6258C4
ΔE00 3.66
Warm Blue
#4B57DB
ΔE00 4.12
Slate Blue
#6A5ACD
ΔE00 5.48
Dark Periwinkle
#665FD1
ΔE00 5.58
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 5.96
Light Indigo
#6D5ACF
ΔE00 6.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E55BD #BDB64E
analogous
#4E8DBD #4E55BD #7E4EBD
triadic
#4E55BD #BD4E55 #55BD4E
tetradic
#4E55BD #BD4E8D #BDB64E #4EBD7E
square
#4E55BD #BD4E8D #BDB64E #4EBD7E
split-complementary
#4E55BD #BD7E4E #8DBD4E
monochromatic
#272B69 #383E96 #4E55BD #7B80CE #A7ABDE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.25
#4E55BD on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.36
#4E55BD on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E55BD
6.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E55BD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E55BD | 1.00 | 6.25 | 3.36 | 6.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0A65C1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#005CBB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006D81
Achromatopsia (no color)
#606060
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e55bd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 85, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.161 276.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8a84d2',
500: '#4e55bd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e55bd; $custom-light: #8a84d2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e55bd",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 85,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 236.216,
"s": 45.679,
"l": 52.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50154,
"c": 0.16089,
"h": 276
},
"luminance": 0.11791
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E55BD
secondary
#CCC99B
accent
#CD52D5
background
#F8F8FC
surface
#F0EFF9
border
#CBCAD2
text
#0D0B14
muted
#7D7C82