#4E56CB#4E56CB

#4E56CB is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.179 H 275.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E56CB
RGB	rgb(78, 86, 203)
HSL	hsl(236, 55%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(236, 62%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.6%, 57.6%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.13, 32.49, -61.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.13, 69.92, 297.69°)
OKLab	oklab(51.41% 0.0162 -0.1779)
OKLCH	oklch(51.41% 0.179 275.2)
XYZ	xyz(17.2456, 12.5857, 58.0088)
Luminance	0.1259 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E56CB #CBC34E

analogous

#4E94CB #4E56CB #844ECB

triadic

#4E56CB #CB4E56 #56CB4E

tetradic

#4E56CB #CB4E94 #CBC34E #4ECB84

square

#4E56CB #CB4E94 #CBC34E #4ECB84

split-complementary

#4E56CB #CB844E #94CB4E

monochromatic

#242A7B #323AAA #4E56CB #7D83D9 #ADB0E7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.97

#4E56CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#4E56CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E56CB

5.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E56CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E56CB	1.00	5.97	3.52	5.97
#FFFFFF	5.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005EC9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007288

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e56cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 86, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.179 275.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c85dc',
    500: '#4e56cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e56cb;
$custom-light: #8c85dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e56cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.16,
    "s": 54.585,
    "l": 55.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51405,
    "c": 0.17867,
    "h": 275.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12587
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E56CB

secondary

#D5D1A0

accent

#D44ADE

background

#F9F8FD

surface

#F1EFFB

border

#CBCAD4

text

#0D0B15

muted

#7E7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E56CB

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

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