#4E59BE#4E59BE

#4E59BE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.157 H 274.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E59BE
RGB	rgb(78, 89, 190)
HSL	hsl(234, 46%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(234, 59%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.9%, 53.2%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.97, 26.24, -54.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.97, 60.60, 295.65°)
OKLab	oklab(50.99% 0.0129 -0.1565)
OKLCH	oklch(50.99% 0.157 274.7)
XYZ	xyz(16.0055, 12.4810, 50.2708)
Luminance	0.1248 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E59BE #BEB34E

analogous

#4E91BE #4E59BE #7B4EBE

triadic

#4E59BE #BE4E59 #59BE4E

tetradic

#4E59BE #BE4E91 #BEB34E #4EBE7B

square

#4E59BE #BE4E91 #BEB34E #4EBE7B

split-complementary

#4E59BE #BE7B4E #91BE4E

monochromatic

#272E6A #384197 #4E59BE #7B83CE #A8ADDF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.01

#4E59BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.50

#4E59BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E59BE

6.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E59BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E59BE	1.00	6.01	3.50	6.01
#FFFFFF	6.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1B68C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005EBC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007083

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e59be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 89, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.157 274.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8987d2',
    500: '#4e59be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e59be;
$custom-light: #8987d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e59be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.107,
    "s": 46.281,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50993,
    "c": 0.15703,
    "h": 274.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12482
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E59BE

secondary

#CCC79C

accent

#C952D6

background

#F8F8FD

surface

#F0EFFA

border

#CBCAD3

text

#0D0B14

muted

#7D7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E59BE

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

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