#4E56CE#4E56CE

#4E56CE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 51.6% C 0.183 H 275.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E56CE
RGB	rgb(78, 86, 206)
HSL	hsl(236, 57%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(236, 62%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.1%, 58.3%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.35, 33.50, -63.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.35, 71.60, 297.90°)
OKLab	oklab(51.64% 0.0162 -0.182)
OKLCH	oklch(51.64% 0.183 275.1)
XYZ	xyz(17.6066, 12.7301, 59.9099)
Luminance	0.1273 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E56CE #CEC64E

analogous

#4E96CE #4E56CE #864ECE

triadic

#4E56CE #CE4E56 #56CE4E

tetradic

#4E56CE #CE4E96 #CEC64E #4ECE86

square

#4E56CE #CE4E96 #CEC64E #4ECE86

split-complementary

#4E56CE #CE864E #96CE4E

monochromatic

#23297F #3038AE #4E56CE #7E84DB #AEB2E9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.92

#4E56CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#4E56CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E56CE

5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E56CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E56CE	1.00	5.92	3.55	5.92
#FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006AD2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005FCC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00738A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e56ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 86, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.6% 0.183 275.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c85de',
    500: '#4e56ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e56ce;
$custom-light: #8c85de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e56ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.25,
    "s": 56.637,
    "l": 55.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51639,
    "c": 0.18268,
    "h": 275.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12732
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E56CE

secondary

#D7D3A1

accent

#D648E0

background

#F9F8FD

surface

#F1EFFB

border

#CBCAD4

text

#0D0B15

muted

#7E7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E56CE

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

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