#4E59AE#4E59AE

#4E59AE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.134 H 274.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E59AE
RGB	rgb(78, 89, 174)
HSL	hsl(233, 38%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(233, 55%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.2%, 48.9%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.93, 20.87, -46.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.93, 51.36, 293.98°)
OKLab	oklab(49.87% 0.0115 -0.1338)
OKLCH	oklch(49.87% 0.134 274.9)
XYZ	xyz(14.3518, 11.8195, 41.5613)
Luminance	0.1182 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E59AE #AEA34E

analogous

#4E89AE #4E59AE #734EAE

triadic

#4E59AE #AE4E59 #59AE4E

tetradic

#4E59AE #AE4E89 #AEA34E #4EAE73

square

#4E59AE #AE4E89 #AEA34E #4EAE73

split-complementary

#4E59AE #AE734E #89AE4E

monochromatic

#282E59 #3B4384 #4E59AE #7780C2 #A1A7D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.24

#4E59AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.36

#4E59AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E59AE

6.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E59AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E59AE	1.00	6.24	3.36	6.24
#FFFFFF	6.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3065B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#245DAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1D6C7B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e59ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 89, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.134 274.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8787c7',
    500: '#4e59ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e59ae;
$custom-light: #8787c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e59ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 233.125,
    "s": 38.095,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49873,
    "c": 0.13434,
    "h": 274.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1182
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E59AE

secondary

#C2BD96

accent

#C15ACE

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0EFF8

border

#CBCAD1

text

#0C0B13

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E59AE

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

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