#4E59AD#4E59AD

#4E59AD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.133 H 274.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E59AD
RGB	rgb(78, 89, 173)
HSL	hsl(233, 38%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(233, 55%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.9%, 48.6%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.87, 20.54, -46.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.87, 50.78, 293.86°)
OKLab	oklab(49.81% 0.0114 -0.1324)
OKLCH	oklch(49.81% 0.133 274.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.2547, 11.7806, 41.0498)
Luminance	0.1178 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E59AD #ADA24E

analogous

#4E89AD #4E59AD #734EAD

triadic

#4E59AD #AD4E59 #59AD4E

tetradic

#4E59AD #AD4E89 #ADA24E #4EAD73

square

#4E59AD #AD4E89 #ADA24E #4EAD73

split-complementary

#4E59AD #AD734E #89AD4E

monochromatic

#282E59 #3B4383 #4E59AD #777FC2 #A1A7D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.26

#4E59AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.36

#4E59AD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E59AD

6.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E59AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E59AD	1.00	6.26	3.36	6.26
#FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3164B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#255DAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1E6C7B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e59ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 89, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.133 274.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8787c6',
    500: '#4e59ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e59ad;
$custom-light: #8787c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e59ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 233.053,
    "s": 37.849,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49805,
    "c": 0.1329,
    "h": 274.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.11782
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E59AD

secondary

#C2BC95

accent

#C05ACE

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0EFF8

border

#CBCAD1

text

#0C0B13

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E59AD

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

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