#4E5997#4E5997

#4E5997 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 48.4% C 0.100 H 274.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E5997
RGB	rgb(78, 89, 151)
HSL	hsl(231, 32%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(231, 48%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.3%, 41.1%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.58, 13.34, -35.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.58, 37.82, 290.65°)
OKLab	oklab(48.41% 0.0078 -0.1)
OKLCH	oklch(48.41% 0.1 274.4)
XYZ	xyz(12.2984, 10.9981, 30.7470)
Luminance	0.1100 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#4E5997 #978C4E

analogous

#4E7E97 #4E5997 #684E97

triadic

#4E5997 #974E59 #59974E

tetradic

#4E5997 #974E7E #978C4E #4E9768

square

#4E5997 #974E7E #978C4E #4E9768

split-complementary

#4E5997 #97684E #7E974E

monochromatic

#242946 #39416F #4E5997 #6E79B4 #969EC9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.56

#4E5997 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.20

#4E5997 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E5997

6.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E5997	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E5997	1.00	6.56	3.20	6.56
#FFFFFF	6.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#416099

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B5A96

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#336670

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e5997;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 89, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.4% 0.100 274.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8487b6',
    500: '#4e5997',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e5997;
$custom-light: #8487b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e5997",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230.959,
    "s": 31.878,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48406,
    "c": 0.10032,
    "h": 274.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10999
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E5997

secondary

#B6AF8B

accent

#B860C8

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFEFF6

border

#CACAD0

text

#0B0B11

muted

#7C7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E5997

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

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