#4E5A98#4E5A98
#4E5A98 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 48.7% C 0.100 H 273.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E5A98 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 90, 152) |
| HSL | hsl(230, 32%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(230, 49%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(48.7%, 40.8%, 0%, 40.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.91, 13.02, -35.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.91, 37.78, 290.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.68% 0.0067 -0.1002) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.68% 0.1 273.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.4638, 11.1983, 31.2044) |
| Luminance | 0.1120 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 3.19
Twilight
#4E518B
ΔE00 3.83
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 4.66
Dusk
#4E5481
ΔE00 4.79
Dusk Blue
#26538D
ΔE00 7.48
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 7.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E5A98 #988C4E
analogous
#4E7F98 #4E5A98 #674E98
triadic
#4E5A98 #984E5A #5A984E
tetradic
#4E5A98 #984E7F #988C4E #4E9867
square
#4E5A98 #984E7F #988C4E #4E9867
split-complementary
#4E5A98 #98674E #7F984E
monochromatic
#242A47 #394270 #4E5A98 #6E7AB5 #979FCA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.48
#4E5A98 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.24
#4E5A98 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E5A98
6.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E5A98 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E5A98 | 1.00 | 6.48 | 3.24 | 6.48 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#42619A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3B5B97
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#326771
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5E5E5E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e5a98; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 90, 152); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.7% 0.100 273.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8488b6',
500: '#4e5a98',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e5a98; $custom-light: #8488b6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e5a98",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 90,
"b": 152
},
"hsl": {
"h": 230.27,
"s": 32.174,
"l": 45.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48681,
"c": 0.10044,
"h": 273.8
},
"luminance": 0.11199
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E5A98
secondary
#B6AF8C
accent
#B75FC8
background
#F8F8FB
surface
#EFEFF6
border
#CACAD0
text
#0B0B11
muted
#7C7C80