#4E56A0#4E56A0

#4E56A0 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 48.3% C 0.118 H 276.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E56A0
RGB	rgb(78, 86, 160)
HSL	hsl(234, 34%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(234, 51%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.2%, 46.3%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.26, 18.17, -41.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.26, 45.10, 293.76°)
OKLab	oklab(48.33% 0.0131 -0.1173)
OKLCH	oklch(48.33% 0.118 276.4)
XYZ	xyz(12.8128, 10.8126, 34.6628)
Luminance	0.1081 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E56A0 #A0984E

analogous

#4E7FA0 #4E56A0 #6F4EA0

triadic

#4E56A0 #A04E56 #56A04E

tetradic

#4E56A0 #A04E7F #A0984E #4EA06F

square

#4E56A0 #A04E7F #A0984E #4EA06F

split-complementary

#4E56A0 #A06F4E #7FA04E

monochromatic

#262A4E #3A4077 #4E56A0 #7178BA #9A9FCE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.64

#4E56A0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.16

#4E56A0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E56A0

6.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E56A0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E56A0	1.00	6.64	3.16	6.64
#FFFFFF	6.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3660A3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2F599E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2C6673

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e56a0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 86, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.3% 0.118 276.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8585bc',
    500: '#4e56a0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e56a0;
$custom-light: #8585bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e56a0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.146,
    "s": 34.454,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48333,
    "c": 0.11802,
    "h": 276.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10813
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E56A0

secondary

#BBB68F

accent

#C05DCB

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#F0EFF6

border

#CBCAD0

text

#0B0B12

muted

#7C7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E56A0

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

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