#4E59AC#4E59AC

#4E59AC is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.131 H 274.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E59AC
RGB	rgb(78, 89, 172)
HSL	hsl(233, 38%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(233, 55%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.7%, 48.3%, 0%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.80, 20.21, -45.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.80, 50.19, 293.74°)
OKLab	oklab(49.74% 0.0112 -0.131)
OKLCH	oklch(49.74% 0.131 274.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.1583, 11.7421, 40.5421)
Luminance	0.1174 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E59AC #ACA14E

analogous

#4E88AC #4E59AC #724EAC

triadic

#4E59AC #AC4E59 #59AC4E

tetradic

#4E59AC #AC4E88 #ACA14E #4EAC72

square

#4E59AC #AC4E88 #ACA14E #4EAC72

split-complementary

#4E59AC #AC724E #88AC4E

monochromatic

#282D58 #3B4382 #4E59AC #767FC1 #A0A6D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.27

#4E59AC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.35

#4E59AC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E59AC

6.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E59AC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E59AC	1.00	6.27	3.35	6.27
#FFFFFF	6.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3264AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#275CAA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#206B7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e59ac;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 89, 172);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.131 274.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8787c5',
    500: '#4e59ac',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e59ac;
$custom-light: #8787c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e59ac",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 172
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 232.979,
    "s": 37.6,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49738,
    "c": 0.13144,
    "h": 274.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11743
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E59AC

secondary

#C1BC95

accent

#C05ACE

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0EFF8

border

#CBCAD1

text

#0C0B13

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E59AC

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

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