#4E56D6#4E56D6

#4E56D6 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 52.3% C 0.193 H 274.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E56D6
RGB	rgb(78, 86, 214)
HSL	hsl(236, 62%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(236, 64%, 84%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.6%, 59.8%, 0%, 16.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.96, 36.18, -66.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.96, 76.05, 298.41°)
OKLab	oklab(52.27% 0.0161 -0.1926)
OKLCH	oklch(52.27% 0.193 274.8)
XYZ	xyz(18.6033, 13.1287, 65.1590)
Luminance	0.1313 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E56D6 #D6CE4E

analogous

#4E9AD6 #4E56D6 #8A4ED6

triadic

#4E56D6 #D64E56 #56D64E

tetradic

#4E56D6 #D64E9A #D6CE4E #4ED68A

square

#4E56D6 #D64E9A #D6CE4E #4ED68A

split-complementary

#4E56D6 #D68A4E #9AD64E

monochromatic

#20268A #2B34BB #4E56D6 #8085E2 #B1B5ED

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.79

#4E56D6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.63

#4E56D6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E56D6

5.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E56D6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E56D6	1.00	5.79	3.63	5.79
#FFFFFF	5.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006CDA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0060D3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00768E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e56d6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 86, 214);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.3% 0.193 274.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e85e4',
    500: '#4e56d6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e56d6;
$custom-light: #8e85e4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e56d6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 214
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.471,
    "s": 62.385,
    "l": 57.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52274,
    "c": 0.19325,
    "h": 274.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1313
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E56D6

secondary

#DBD8A4

accent

#DC42E5

background

#F9F8FE

surface

#F2EFFC

border

#CCCAD5

text

#0E0B16

muted

#7E7C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E56D6

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →