#4E56B1#4E56B1

#4E56B1 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.143 H 276.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E56B1
RGB	rgb(78, 86, 177)
HSL	hsl(235, 39%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(235, 56%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.9%, 51.4%, 0%, 30.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.33, 23.78, -49.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.33, 55.06, 295.59°)
OKLab	oklab(49.48% 0.0151 -0.1419)
OKLCH	oklch(49.48% 0.143 276.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.4029, 11.4486, 43.0373)
Luminance	0.1145 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E56B1 #B1A94E

analogous

#4E87B1 #4E56B1 #784EB1

triadic

#4E56B1 #B14E56 #56B14E

tetradic

#4E56B1 #B14E87 #B1A94E #4EB178

square

#4E56B1 #B14E87 #B1A94E #4EB178

split-complementary

#4E56B1 #B1784E #87B14E

monochromatic

#292D5C #3B4187 #4E56B1 #787FC4 #A3A7D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.38

#4E56B1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.29

#4E56B1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E56B1

6.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E56B1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E56B1	1.00	6.38	3.29	6.38
#FFFFFF	6.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2663B4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#165BAF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#196A7B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e56b1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 86, 177);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.143 276.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8885c9',
    500: '#4e56b1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e56b1;
$custom-light: #8885c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e56b1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 177
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.152,
    "s": 38.824,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4948,
    "c": 0.14272,
    "h": 276.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1145
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E56B1

secondary

#C4C097

accent

#C559CF

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0EFF8

border

#CBCAD1

text

#0C0B13

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E56B1

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

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