#4E5998#4E5998

#4E5998 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 48.5% C 0.102 H 274.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E5998
RGB	rgb(78, 89, 152)
HSL	hsl(231, 32%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(231, 49%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.7%, 41.4%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.63, 13.66, -35.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.63, 38.41, 290.83°)
OKLab	oklab(48.47% 0.008 -0.1015)
OKLCH	oklch(48.47% 0.102 274.5)
XYZ	xyz(12.3800, 11.0307, 31.1765)
Luminance	0.1103 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E5998 #988D4E

analogous

#4E7E98 #4E5998 #684E98

triadic

#4E5998 #984E59 #59984E

tetradic

#4E5998 #984E7E #988D4E #4E9868

square

#4E5998 #984E7E #988D4E #4E9868

split-complementary

#4E5998 #98684E #7E984E

monochromatic

#242A47 #394170 #4E5998 #6E79B5 #979ECA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.55

#4E5998 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.21

#4E5998 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E5998

6.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E5998	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E5998	1.00	6.55	3.21	6.55
#FFFFFF	6.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#41619A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A5A97

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#326671

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e5998;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 89, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.5% 0.102 274.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8487b6',
    500: '#4e5998',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e5998;
$custom-light: #8487b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e5998",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.081,
    "s": 32.174,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48466,
    "c": 0.10183,
    "h": 274.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11031
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E5998

secondary

#B6B08C

accent

#B95FC8

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFEFF6

border

#CACAD0

text

#0B0B11

muted

#7C7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E5998

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

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