#4E56A3#4E56A3

#4E56A3 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 48.5% C 0.122 H 276.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E56A3
RGB	rgb(78, 86, 163)
HSL	hsl(234, 35%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(234, 52%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.1%, 47.2%, 0%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.44, 19.15, -42.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.44, 46.87, 294.12°)
OKLab	oklab(48.53% 0.0136 -0.1217)
OKLCH	oklch(48.53% 0.122 276.4)
XYZ	xyz(13.0785, 10.9188, 36.0616)
Luminance	0.1092 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E56A3 #A39B4E

analogous

#4E81A3 #4E56A3 #714EA3

triadic

#4E56A3 #A34E56 #56A34E

tetradic

#4E56A3 #A34E81 #A39B4E #4EA371

square

#4E56A3 #A34E81 #A39B4E #4EA371

split-complementary

#4E56A3 #A3714E #81A34E

monochromatic

#262A50 #3A407A #4E56A3 #7279BC #9CA1D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.60

#4E56A3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.18

#4E56A3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E56A3

6.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E56A3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E56A3	1.00	6.60	3.18	6.60
#FFFFFF	6.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3460A6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B5AA1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2A6774

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e56a3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 86, 163);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.5% 0.122 276.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8585bf',
    500: '#4e56a3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e56a3;
$custom-light: #8585bf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e56a3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 163
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.353,
    "s": 35.27,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48529,
    "c": 0.12245,
    "h": 276.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1092
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E56A3

secondary

#BCB891

accent

#C15CCB

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#F0EFF7

border

#CBCAD0

text

#0C0B12

muted

#7D7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E56A3

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

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