#4E59A6#4E59A6

#4E59A6 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.123 H 274.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E59A6
RGB	rgb(78, 89, 166)
HSL	hsl(233, 36%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(233, 53%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(53%, 46.4%, 0%, 34.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.44, 18.22, -42.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.44, 46.68, 292.98°)
OKLab	oklab(49.34% 0.0104 -0.1222)
OKLCH	oklch(49.34% 0.123 274.9)
XYZ	xyz(13.5950, 11.5168, 37.5756)
Luminance	0.1152 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E59A6 #A69B4E

analogous

#4E85A6 #4E59A6 #6F4EA6

triadic

#4E59A6 #A64E59 #59A64E

tetradic

#4E59A6 #A64E85 #A69B4E #4EA66F

square

#4E59A6 #A64E85 #A69B4E #4EA66F

split-complementary

#4E59A6 #A66F4E #85A64E

monochromatic

#272C53 #3A437C #4E59A6 #747DBE #9DA4D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.36

#4E59A6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.30

#4E59A6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E59A6

6.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E59A6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E59A6	1.00	6.36	3.30	6.36
#FFFFFF	6.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3763A9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E5CA4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#266A77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e59a6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 89, 166);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.123 274.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8687c1',
    500: '#4e59a6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e59a6;
$custom-light: #8687c1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e59a6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 166
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 232.5,
    "s": 36.066,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49342,
    "c": 0.12269,
    "h": 274.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11518
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E59A6

secondary

#BEB892

accent

#BE5CCC

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#F0EFF7

border

#CBCAD0

text

#0C0B12

muted

#7D7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E59A6

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

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