#4E59AA#4E59AA

#4E59AA is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.129 H 274.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E59AA
RGB	rgb(78, 89, 170)
HSL	hsl(233, 37%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(233, 54%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.1%, 47.6%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.68, 19.54, -44.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.68, 49.03, 293.49°)
OKLab	oklab(49.61% 0.011 -0.1281)
OKLCH	oklch(49.61% 0.129 274.9)
XYZ	xyz(13.9676, 11.6658, 39.5381)
Luminance	0.1167 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E59AA #AA9F4E

analogous

#4E87AA #4E59AA #714EAA

triadic

#4E59AA #AA4E59 #59AA4E

tetradic

#4E59AA #AA4E87 #AA9F4E #4EAA71

square

#4E59AA #AA4E87 #AA9F4E #4EAA71

split-complementary

#4E59AA #AA714E #87AA4E

monochromatic

#282D56 #3B4380 #4E59AA #757EC0 #9FA5D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.30

#4E59AA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.33

#4E59AA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E59AA

6.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E59AA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E59AA	1.00	6.30	3.33	6.30
#FFFFFF	6.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3464AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#295CA8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#226B79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e59aa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 89, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.129 274.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8687c4',
    500: '#4e59aa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e59aa;
$custom-light: #8687c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e59aa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 232.826,
    "s": 37.097,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49605,
    "c": 0.12854,
    "h": 274.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11667
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E59AA

secondary

#C0BB94

accent

#BF5BCD

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0EFF8

border

#CBCAD1

text

#0C0B13

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E59AA

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

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