#4E56C5#4E56C5

#4E56C5 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 50.9% C 0.171 H 275.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E56C5
RGB	rgb(78, 86, 197)
HSL	hsl(236, 51%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(236, 60%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.4%, 56.3%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.70, 30.48, -59.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.70, 66.53, 297.27°)
OKLab	oklab(50.94% 0.0162 -0.1698)
OKLCH	oklch(50.94% 0.171 275.4)
XYZ	xyz(16.5444, 12.3052, 54.3158)
Luminance	0.1231 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E56C5 #C5BD4E

analogous

#4E92C5 #4E56C5 #824EC5

triadic

#4E56C5 #C54E56 #56C54E

tetradic

#4E56C5 #C54E92 #C5BD4E #4EC582

square

#4E56C5 #C54E92 #C5BD4E #4EC582

split-complementary

#4E56C5 #C5824E #92C54E

monochromatic

#262B73 #353CA1 #4E56C5 #7C82D4 #AAAEE3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.07

#4E56C5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.46

#4E56C5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E56C5

6.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E56C5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E56C5	1.00	6.07	3.46	6.07
#FFFFFF	6.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068C9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005DC3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007085

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e56c5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 86, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.9% 0.171 275.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b85d7',
    500: '#4e56c5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e56c5;
$custom-light: #8b85d7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e56c5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.966,
    "s": 50.638,
    "l": 53.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50944,
    "c": 0.17057,
    "h": 275.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12306
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E56C5

secondary

#D1CD9E

accent

#D14EDA

background

#F9F8FD

surface

#F1EFFA

border

#CBCAD3

text

#0D0B14

muted

#7E7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E56C5

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

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