#4E5987#4E5987

#4E5987 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 47.5% C 0.076 H 273.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E5987
RGB	rgb(78, 89, 135)
HSL	hsl(228, 27%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(228, 42%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(42.2%, 34.1%, 0%, 47.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.75, 8.31, -27.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.75, 28.27, 287.10°)
OKLab	oklab(47.5% 0.0039 -0.0757)
OKLCH	oklch(47.5% 0.076 273)
XYZ	xyz(11.0861, 10.5132, 24.3621)
Luminance	0.1051 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E5987 #877C4E

analogous

#4E7687 #4E5987 #604E87

triadic

#4E5987 #874E59 #59874E

tetradic

#4E5987 #874E76 #877C4E #4E8760

square

#4E5987 #874E76 #877C4E #4E8760

split-complementary

#4E5987 #87604E #76874E

monochromatic

#212639 #383F60 #4E5987 #6A76A9 #9099BF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.77

#4E5987 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.10

#4E5987 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E5987

6.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E5987	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E5987	1.00	6.77	3.10	6.77
#FFFFFF	6.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#495E89

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#455986

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3C626A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e5987;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 89, 135);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.5% 0.076 273.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8287aa',
    500: '#4e5987',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e5987;
$custom-light: #8287aa;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e5987",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 135
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228.421,
    "s": 26.761,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47496,
    "c": 0.07579,
    "h": 273
  },
  "luminance": 0.10514
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E5987

secondary

#ACA485

accent

#B165C3

background

#F8F8FA

surface

#EFEFF4

border

#CACACE

text

#0B0B10

muted

#7C7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E5987

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

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