#4E59A3#4E59A3

#4E59A3 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.118 H 274.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E59A3
RGB	rgb(78, 89, 163)
HSL	hsl(232, 35%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(232, 52%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.1%, 45.4%, 0%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.26, 17.23, -41.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.26, 44.92, 292.56°)
OKLab	oklab(49.15% 0.01 -0.1178)
OKLCH	oklch(49.15% 0.118 274.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.3230, 11.4080, 36.1431)
Luminance	0.1141 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E59A3 #A3984E

analogous

#4E84A3 #4E59A3 #6D4EA3

triadic

#4E59A3 #A34E59 #59A34E

tetradic

#4E59A3 #A34E84 #A3984E #4EA36D

square

#4E59A3 #A34E84 #A3984E #4EA36D

split-complementary

#4E59A3 #A36D4E #84A34E

monochromatic

#262C50 #3A427A #4E59A3 #727CBC #9CA3D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.40

#4E59A3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.28

#4E59A3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E59A3

6.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E59A3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E59A3	1.00	6.40	3.28	6.40
#FFFFFF	6.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3A63A6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#315CA1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#296976

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e59a3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 89, 163);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.118 274.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8587bf',
    500: '#4e59a3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e59a3;
$custom-light: #8587bf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e59a3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 163
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 232.235,
    "s": 35.27,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49149,
    "c": 0.11827,
    "h": 274.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11409
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E59A3

secondary

#BCB791

accent

#BD5CCB

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#F0EFF7

border

#CBCAD0

text

#0B0B12

muted

#7C7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E59A3

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

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