#4E56AA#4E56AA

#4E56AA is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.133 H 276.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E56AA
RGB	rgb(78, 86, 170)
HSL	hsl(235, 37%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(235, 54%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.1%, 49.4%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.88, 21.46, -46.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.88, 50.99, 294.89°)
OKLab	oklab(49% 0.0144 -0.1319)
OKLCH	oklch(49% 0.133 276.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.7231, 11.1767, 39.4566)
Luminance	0.1118 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E56AA #AAA24E

analogous

#4E84AA #4E56AA #744EAA

triadic

#4E56AA #AA4E56 #56AA4E

tetradic

#4E56AA #AA4E84 #AAA24E #4EAA74

square

#4E56AA #AA4E84 #AAA24E #4EAA74

split-complementary

#4E56AA #AA744E #84AA4E

monochromatic

#282C56 #3B4180 #4E56AA #757CC0 #9FA4D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.49

#4E56AA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.24

#4E56AA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E56AA

6.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E56AA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E56AA	1.00	6.49	3.24	6.49
#FFFFFF	6.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2E62AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#235AA8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#236978

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e56aa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 86, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.133 276.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8685c4',
    500: '#4e56aa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e56aa;
$custom-light: #8685c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e56aa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.783,
    "s": 37.097,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48996,
    "c": 0.13267,
    "h": 276.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11178
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E56AA

secondary

#C0BC94

accent

#C35BCD

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0EFF8

border

#CBCAD1

text

#0C0B13

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E56AA

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

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