#4E59CE#4E59CE

#4E59CE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.179 H 274.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E59CE
RGB	rgb(78, 89, 206)
HSL	hsl(235, 57%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(235, 62%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.1%, 56.8%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.09, 31.63, -62.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.09, 69.67, 297.00°)
OKLab	oklab(52.19% 0.0135 -0.1784)
OKLCH	oklch(52.19% 0.179 274.3)
XYZ	xyz(17.8512, 13.2192, 59.9914)
Luminance	0.1322 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E59CE #CEC34E

analogous

#4E99CE #4E59CE #834ECE

triadic

#4E59CE #CE4E59 #59CE4E

tetradic

#4E59CE #CE4E99 #CEC34E #4ECE83

square

#4E59CE #CE4E99 #CEC34E #4ECE83

split-complementary

#4E59CE #CE834E #99CE4E

monochromatic

#232B7F #303BAE #4E59CE #7E86DB #AEB3E9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.76

#4E59CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.64

#4E59CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E59CE

5.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E59CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E59CE	1.00	5.76	3.64	5.76
#FFFFFF	5.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006CD2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0060CC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00758B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e59ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 89, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.179 274.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c87de',
    500: '#4e59ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e59ce;
$custom-light: #8c87de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e59ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.844,
    "s": 56.637,
    "l": 55.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52187,
    "c": 0.17892,
    "h": 274.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13221
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E59CE

secondary

#D7D2A1

accent

#D348E0

background

#F9F8FD

surface

#F1EFFB

border

#CBCAD4

text

#0D0B15

muted

#7E7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E59CE

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →