#4E59CD#4E59CD

#4E59CD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.178 H 274.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E59CD
RGB	rgb(78, 89, 205)
HSL	hsl(235, 56%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(235, 62%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(62%, 56.6%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.02, 31.30, -61.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.02, 69.11, 296.92°)
OKLab	oklab(52.11% 0.0135 -0.1771)
OKLCH	oklch(52.11% 0.178 274.4)
XYZ	xyz(17.7301, 13.1708, 59.3537)
Luminance	0.1317 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E59CD #CDC24E

analogous

#4E98CD #4E59CD #824ECD

triadic

#4E59CD #CD4E59 #59CD4E

tetradic

#4E59CD #CD4E98 #CDC24E #4ECD82

square

#4E59CD #CD4E98 #CDC24E #4ECD82

split-complementary

#4E59CD #CD824E #98CD4E

monochromatic

#232B7D #313CAD #4E59CD #7E86DA #ADB3E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.78

#4E59CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.63

#4E59CD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E59CD

5.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E59CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E59CD	1.00	5.78	3.63	5.78
#FFFFFF	5.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006BD1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0060CB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00758A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e59cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 89, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.178 274.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c87dd',
    500: '#4e59cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e59cd;
$custom-light: #8c87dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e59cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.803,
    "s": 55.947,
    "l": 55.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52111,
    "c": 0.17757,
    "h": 274.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13172
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E59CD

secondary

#D6D1A1

accent

#D249DF

background

#F9F8FD

surface

#F1EFFB

border

#CBCAD4

text

#0D0B15

muted

#7E7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E59CD

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

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