#4E5994#4E5994

#4E5994 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.096 H 274.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E5994
RGB	rgb(78, 89, 148)
HSL	hsl(231, 31%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(231, 47%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(47.3%, 39.9%, 0%, 42%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.41, 12.38, -33.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.41, 36.04, 290.09°)
OKLab	oklab(48.23% 0.0071 -0.0955)
OKLCH	oklch(48.23% 0.096 274.3)
XYZ	xyz(12.0579, 10.9019, 29.4802)
Luminance	0.1090 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E5994 #94894E

analogous

#4E7C94 #4E5994 #664E94

triadic

#4E5994 #944E59 #59944E

tetradic

#4E5994 #944E7C #94894E #4E9466

square

#4E5994 #944E7C #94894E #4E9466

split-complementary

#4E5994 #94664E #7C944E

monochromatic

#242944 #39416C #4E5994 #6D78B2 #959DC7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.60

#4E5994 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.18

#4E5994 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E5994

6.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E5994	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E5994	1.00	6.60	3.18	6.60
#FFFFFF	6.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#436096

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D5A93

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#35656F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e5994;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 89, 148);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.096 274.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8387b4',
    500: '#4e5994',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e5994;
$custom-light: #8387b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e5994",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 148
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230.571,
    "s": 30.973,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48228,
    "c": 0.09577,
    "h": 274.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10903
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E5994

secondary

#B4AD8A

accent

#B761C7

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFEFF6

border

#CACAD0

text

#0B0B11

muted

#7C7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E5994

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

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