#4E59C1#4E59C1

#4E59C1 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.161 H 274.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E59C1
RGB	rgb(78, 89, 193)
HSL	hsl(234, 48%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(234, 60%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.6%, 53.9%, 0%, 24.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.17, 27.25, -56.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.17, 62.32, 295.93°)
OKLab	oklab(51.21% 0.0131 -0.1607)
OKLCH	oklch(51.21% 0.161 274.7)
XYZ	xyz(16.3368, 12.6135, 52.0155)
Luminance	0.1262 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E59C1 #C1B64E

analogous

#4E92C1 #4E59C1 #7C4EC1

triadic

#4E59C1 #C14E59 #59C14E

tetradic

#4E59C1 #C14E92 #C1B64E #4EC17C

square

#4E59C1 #C14E92 #C1B64E #4EC17C

split-complementary

#4E59C1 #C17C4E #92C14E

monochromatic

#272D6E #36409B #4E59C1 #7B84D1 #A9AEE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.96

#4E59C1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#4E59C1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E59C1

5.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E59C1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E59C1	1.00	5.96	3.52	5.96
#FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1569C5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005FBF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007184

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e59c1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 89, 193);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.161 274.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a87d4',
    500: '#4e59c1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e59c1;
$custom-light: #8a87d4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e59c1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 193
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.261,
    "s": 48.117,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51212,
    "c": 0.16119,
    "h": 274.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12615
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E59C1

secondary

#CEC99D

accent

#CB50D8

background

#F9F8FD

surface

#F1EFFA

border

#CBCAD3

text

#0D0B14

muted

#7E7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E59C1

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

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