#4E5AA0#4E5AA0

#4E5AA0 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.112 H 274.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E5AA0
RGB	rgb(78, 90, 160)
HSL	hsl(231, 34%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(231, 51%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.2%, 43.7%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.36, 15.61, -39.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.36, 42.51, 291.55°)
OKLab	oklab(49.17% 0.0082 -0.1121)
OKLCH	oklch(49.17% 0.112 274.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.1412, 11.4693, 34.7722)
Luminance	0.1147 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E5AA0 #A0944E

analogous

#4E83A0 #4E5AA0 #6B4EA0

triadic

#4E5AA0 #A04E5A #5AA04E

tetradic

#4E5AA0 #A04E83 #A0944E #4EA06B

square

#4E5AA0 #A04E83 #A0944E #4EA06B

split-complementary

#4E5AA0 #A06B4E #83A04E

monochromatic

#262C4E #3A4377 #4E5AA0 #717CBA #9AA2CE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.38

#4E5AA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.29

#4E5AA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E5AA0

6.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E5AA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E5AA0	1.00	6.38	3.29	6.38
#FFFFFF	6.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3D63A3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#355C9E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2C6975

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e5aa0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 90, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.112 274.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8588bc',
    500: '#4e5aa0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e5aa0;
$custom-light: #8588bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e5aa0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.22,
    "s": 34.454,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49169,
    "c": 0.11244,
    "h": 274.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1147
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E5AA0

secondary

#BBB48F

accent

#BB5DCB

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#F0EFF6

border

#CBCAD0

text

#0B0B12

muted

#7C7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E5AA0

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

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