#4E59A0#4E59A0

#4E59A0 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.114 H 274.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E59A0
RGB	rgb(78, 89, 160)
HSL	hsl(232, 34%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(232, 51%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.2%, 44.4%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.08, 16.25, -39.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.08, 43.15, 292.13°)
OKLab	oklab(48.96% 0.0095 -0.1134)
OKLCH	oklch(48.96% 0.114 274.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.0574, 11.3017, 34.7443)
Luminance	0.1130 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E59A0 #A0954E

analogous

#4E82A0 #4E59A0 #6C4EA0

triadic

#4E59A0 #A04E59 #59A04E

tetradic

#4E59A0 #A04E82 #A0954E #4EA06C

square

#4E59A0 #A04E82 #A0954E #4EA06C

split-complementary

#4E59A0 #A06C4E #82A04E

monochromatic

#262B4E #3A4277 #4E59A0 #717BBA #9AA1CE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.44

#4E59A0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.26

#4E59A0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E59A0

6.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E59A0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E59A0	1.00	6.44	3.26	6.44
#FFFFFF	6.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3C62A3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#345B9E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2C6874

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e59a0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 89, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.114 274.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8587bc',
    500: '#4e59a0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e59a0;
$custom-light: #8587bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e59a0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.951,
    "s": 34.454,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48959,
    "c": 0.11382,
    "h": 274.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11303
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E59A0

secondary

#BBB58F

accent

#BC5DCB

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#F0EFF6

border

#CBCAD0

text

#0B0B12

muted

#7C7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E59A0

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →