#4E56B2#4E56B2

#4E56B2 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.144 H 276.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E56B2
RGB	rgb(78, 86, 178)
HSL	hsl(235, 39%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(235, 56%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.2%, 51.7%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.39, 24.12, -50.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.39, 55.64, 295.68°)
OKLab	oklab(49.55% 0.0152 -0.1433)
OKLCH	oklch(49.55% 0.144 276.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.5030, 11.4886, 43.5641)
Luminance	0.1149 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E56B2 #B2AA4E

analogous

#4E88B2 #4E56B2 #784EB2

triadic

#4E56B2 #B24E56 #56B24E

tetradic

#4E56B2 #B24E88 #B2AA4E #4EB278

square

#4E56B2 #B24E88 #B2AA4E #4EB278

split-complementary

#4E56B2 #B2784E #88B24E

monochromatic

#292D5D #3B4188 #4E56B2 #797FC5 #A3A7D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.37

#4E56B2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.30

#4E56B2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E56B2

6.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E56B2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E56B2	1.00	6.37	3.30	6.37
#FFFFFF	6.37	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.37	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2563B5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#135BB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#186B7C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e56b2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 86, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.144 276.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8885ca',
    500: '#4e56b2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e56b2;
$custom-light: #8885ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e56b2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.2,
    "s": 39.37,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4955,
    "c": 0.14414,
    "h": 276.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1149
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E56B2

secondary

#C4C198

accent

#C659CF

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0EFF8

border

#CBCAD1

text

#0C0B13

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E56B2

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

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