#4E5AA1#4E5AA1

#4E5AA1 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.114 H 274.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E5AA1
RGB	rgb(78, 90, 161)
HSL	hsl(231, 35%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(231, 52%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.6%, 44.1%, 0%, 36.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.42, 15.94, -40.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.42, 43.09, 291.71°)
OKLab	oklab(49.23% 0.0084 -0.1136)
OKLCH	oklch(49.23% 0.114 274.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.2290, 11.5044, 35.2348)
Luminance	0.1150 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E5AA1 #A1954E

analogous

#4E84A1 #4E5AA1 #6C4EA1

triadic

#4E5AA1 #A14E5A #5AA14E

tetradic

#4E5AA1 #A14E84 #A1954E #4EA16C

square

#4E5AA1 #A14E84 #A1954E #4EA16C

split-complementary

#4E5AA1 #A16C4E #84A14E

monochromatic

#262C4F #3A4378 #4E5AA1 #727CBB #9BA2CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.36

#4E5AA1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.30

#4E5AA1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E5AA1

6.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E5AA1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E5AA1	1.00	6.36	3.30	6.36
#FFFFFF	6.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3D63A4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#345C9F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2B6975

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e5aa1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 90, 161);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.114 274.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8588bd',
    500: '#4e5aa1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e5aa1;
$custom-light: #8588bd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e5aa1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 161
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.325,
    "s": 34.728,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49232,
    "c": 0.11392,
    "h": 274.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11505
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E5AA1

secondary

#BBB590

accent

#BB5DCB

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#F0EFF6

border

#CBCAD0

text

#0B0B12

muted

#7C7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E5AA1

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

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