#4E56B3#4E56B3

#4E56B3 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.146 H 276.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E56B3
RGB	rgb(78, 86, 179)
HSL	hsl(235, 40%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(235, 56%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.4%, 52%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.46, 24.45, -50.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.46, 56.22, 295.78°)
OKLab	oklab(49.62% 0.0153 -0.1448)
OKLCH	oklch(49.62% 0.146 276)
XYZ	xyz(14.6037, 11.5289, 44.0948)
Luminance	0.1153 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E56B3 #B3AB4E

analogous

#4E88B3 #4E56B3 #794EB3

triadic

#4E56B3 #B34E56 #56B34E

tetradic

#4E56B3 #B34E88 #B3AB4E #4EB379

square

#4E56B3 #B34E88 #B3AB4E #4EB379

split-complementary

#4E56B3 #B3794E #88B34E

monochromatic

#282D5E #3B4189 #4E56B3 #797FC5 #A4A8D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.35

#4E56B3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#4E56B3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E56B3

6.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E56B3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E56B3	1.00	6.35	3.31	6.35
#FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2364B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#105BB1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#166B7C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e56b3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 86, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.146 276.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8885ca',
    500: '#4e56b3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e56b3;
$custom-light: #8885ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e56b3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.248,
    "s": 39.921,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49621,
    "c": 0.14557,
    "h": 276
  },
  "luminance": 0.1153
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E56B3

secondary

#C5C198

accent

#C658D0

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0EFF8

border

#CBCAD1

text

#0C0B13

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E56B3

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

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