#4E5995#4E5995

#4E5995 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 48.3% C 0.097 H 274.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E5995
RGB	rgb(78, 89, 149)
HSL	hsl(231, 31%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(231, 48%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(47.7%, 40.3%, 0%, 41.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.47, 12.70, -34.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.47, 36.63, 290.28°)
OKLab	oklab(48.29% 0.0074 -0.097)
OKLCH	oklch(48.29% 0.097 274.3)
XYZ	xyz(12.1374, 10.9337, 29.8988)
Luminance	0.1093 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E5995 #958A4E

analogous

#4E7D95 #4E5995 #674E95

triadic

#4E5995 #954E59 #59954E

tetradic

#4E5995 #954E7D #958A4E #4E9567

square

#4E5995 #954E7D #958A4E #4E9567

split-complementary

#4E5995 #95674E #7D954E

monochromatic

#242945 #39416D #4E5995 #6D78B3 #969DC8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.59

#4E5995 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.19

#4E5995 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E5995

6.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E5995	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E5995	1.00	6.59	3.19	6.59
#FFFFFF	6.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#426097

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C5A94

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#346570

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e5995;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 89, 149);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.3% 0.097 274.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8487b4',
    500: '#4e5995',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e5995;
$custom-light: #8487b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e5995",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 149
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230.704,
    "s": 31.278,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48287,
    "c": 0.09729,
    "h": 274.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10934
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E5995

secondary

#B4AE8A

accent

#B760C7

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFEFF6

border

#CACAD0

text

#0B0B11

muted

#7C7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E5995

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

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