#4E56B5#4E56B5

#4E56B5 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.148 H 276.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E56B5
RGB	rgb(78, 86, 181)
HSL	hsl(235, 41%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(235, 57%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.9%, 52.5%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.59, 25.12, -51.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.59, 57.38, 295.96°)
OKLab	oklab(49.76% 0.0154 -0.1476)
OKLCH	oklch(49.76% 0.148 276)
XYZ	xyz(14.8075, 11.6104, 45.1679)
Luminance	0.1161 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E56B5 #B5AD4E

analogous

#4E89B5 #4E56B5 #794EB5

triadic

#4E56B5 #B54E56 #56B54E

tetradic

#4E56B5 #B54E89 #B5AD4E #4EB579

square

#4E56B5 #B54E89 #B5AD4E #4EB579

split-complementary

#4E56B5 #B5794E #89B54E

monochromatic

#282D60 #3A418B #4E56B5 #797FC7 #A4A8D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.32

#4E56B5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.32

#4E56B5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E56B5

6.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E56B5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E56B5	1.00	6.32	3.32	6.32
#FFFFFF	6.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2164B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#095CB3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#126C7D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e56b5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 86, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.148 276.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8885cc',
    500: '#4e56b5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e56b5;
$custom-light: #8885cc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e56b5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.34,
    "s": 41.036,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49763,
    "c": 0.1484,
    "h": 276
  },
  "luminance": 0.11611
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E56B5

secondary

#C6C399

accent

#C757D1

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0EFF9

border

#CBCAD2

text

#0C0B13

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E56B5

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

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