#4E56AE#4E56AE

#4E56AE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.138 H 276.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E56AE
RGB	rgb(78, 86, 174)
HSL	hsl(235, 38%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(235, 55%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.2%, 50.6%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.13, 22.79, -48.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.13, 53.32, 295.30°)
OKLab	oklab(49.27% 0.0149 -0.1376)
OKLCH	oklch(49.27% 0.138 276.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.1072, 11.3303, 41.4798)
Luminance	0.1133 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E56AE #AEA64E

analogous

#4E86AE #4E56AE #764EAE

triadic

#4E56AE #AE4E56 #56AE4E

tetradic

#4E56AE #AE4E86 #AEA64E #4EAE76

square

#4E56AE #AE4E86 #AEA64E #4EAE76

split-complementary

#4E56AE #AE764E #86AE4E

monochromatic

#282C59 #3B4184 #4E56AE #777DC2 #A1A6D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.43

#4E56AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.27

#4E56AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E56AE

6.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E56AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E56AE	1.00	6.43	3.27	6.43
#FFFFFF	6.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2A63B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1C5BAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1E6A7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e56ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 86, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.138 276.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8785c7',
    500: '#4e56ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e56ae;
$custom-light: #8785c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e56ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235,
    "s": 38.095,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49271,
    "c": 0.13843,
    "h": 276.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11331
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E56AE

secondary

#C2BE96

accent

#C45ACE

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0EFF8

border

#CBCAD1

text

#0C0B13

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E56AE

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

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