#4E56A9#4E56A9

#4E56A9 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.131 H 276.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E56A9
RGB	rgb(78, 86, 169)
HSL	hsl(235, 37%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(235, 54%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.8%, 49.1%, 0%, 33.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.81, 21.13, -45.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.81, 50.40, 294.78°)
OKLab	oklab(48.93% 0.0143 -0.1304)
OKLCH	oklch(48.93% 0.131 276.3)
XYZ	xyz(13.6288, 11.1390, 38.9603)
Luminance	0.1114 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E56A9 #A9A14E

analogous

#4E83A9 #4E56A9 #734EA9

triadic

#4E56A9 #A94E56 #56A94E

tetradic

#4E56A9 #A94E83 #A9A14E #4EA973

square

#4E56A9 #A94E83 #A9A14E #4EA973

split-complementary

#4E56A9 #A9734E #83A94E

monochromatic

#272B55 #3B417F #4E56A9 #757BBF #9FA3D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.51

#4E56A9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.23

#4E56A9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E56A9

6.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E56A9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E56A9	1.00	6.51	3.23	6.51
#FFFFFF	6.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2F62AC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#245AA7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#246877

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e56a9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 86, 169);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.131 276.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8685c3',
    500: '#4e56a9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e56a9;
$custom-light: #8685c3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e56a9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 169
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.725,
    "s": 36.842,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48929,
    "c": 0.13121,
    "h": 276.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1114
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E56A9

secondary

#BFBC93

accent

#C35BCD

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0EFF8

border

#CBCAD1

text

#0C0B12

muted

#7D7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E56A9

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

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