#4E57AE#4E57AE
#4E57AE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.137 H 275.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E57AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 87, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(234, 38%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(234, 55%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(55.2%, 50%, 0%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.40, 22.15, -47.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.40, 52.67, 294.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.47% 0.0137 -0.1364) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.47% 0.137 275.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.1876, 11.4911, 41.5066) |
| Luminance | 0.1149 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Iris
#6258C4
ΔE00 5.00
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 5.67
Twilight
#4E518B
ΔE00 6.28
Warm Blue
#4B57DB
ΔE00 6.32
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 6.41
Sapphire
#0F52BA
ΔE00 6.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E57AE #AEA54E
analogous
#4E87AE #4E57AE #754EAE
triadic
#4E57AE #AE4E57 #57AE4E
tetradic
#4E57AE #AE4E87 #AEA54E #4EAE75
square
#4E57AE #AE4E87 #AEA54E #4EAE75
split-complementary
#4E57AE #AE754E #87AE4E
monochromatic
#282D59 #3B4284 #4E57AE #777EC2 #A1A6D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.37
#4E57AE on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.30
#4E57AE on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E57AE
6.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E57AE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E57AE | 1.00 | 6.37 | 3.30 | 6.37 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2C63B1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#1F5BAC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#1E6A7A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5F5F5F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e57ae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 87, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.137 275.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8786c7',
500: '#4e57ae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e57ae; $custom-light: #8786c7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e57ae",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 87,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 234.375,
"s": 38.095,
"l": 49.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.4947,
"c": 0.13707,
"h": 275.7
},
"luminance": 0.11492
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E57AE
secondary
#C2BE96
accent
#C35ACE
background
#F8F8FC
surface
#F0EFF8
border
#CBCAD1
text
#0C0B13
muted
#7D7C82