#4E5AA4#4E5AA4

#4E5AA4 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.118 H 274.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E5AA4
RGB	rgb(78, 90, 164)
HSL	hsl(232, 36%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(232, 52%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.4%, 45.1%, 0%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.59, 16.93, -41.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.59, 44.86, 292.17°)
OKLab	oklab(49.42% 0.0089 -0.118)
OKLCH	oklch(49.42% 0.118 274.3)
XYZ	xyz(13.4968, 11.6115, 36.6448)
Luminance	0.1161 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E5AA4 #A4984E

analogous

#4E85A4 #4E5AA4 #6D4EA4

triadic

#4E5AA4 #A44E5A #5AA44E

tetradic

#4E5AA4 #A44E85 #A4984E #4EA46D

square

#4E5AA4 #A44E85 #A4984E #4EA46D

split-complementary

#4E5AA4 #A46D4E #85A44E

monochromatic

#272C51 #3A437B #4E5AA4 #737DBC #9CA4D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.32

#4E5AA4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.32

#4E5AA4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E5AA4

6.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E5AA4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E5AA4	1.00	6.32	3.32	6.32
#FFFFFF	6.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3B63A7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#325CA2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#286A77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e5aa4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 90, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.118 274.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8588bf',
    500: '#4e5aa4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e5aa4;
$custom-light: #8588bf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e5aa4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.628,
    "s": 35.537,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49422,
    "c": 0.11837,
    "h": 274.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11612
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E5AA4

secondary

#BDB791

accent

#BC5CCC

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#F0EFF7

border

#CBCAD0

text

#0C0B12

muted

#7D7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E5AA4

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

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