#4E5AA5#4E5AA5

#4E5AA5 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.116; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.120 H 274.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E5AA5
RGB	rgb(78, 90, 165)
HSL	hsl(232, 36%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(232, 53%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.7%, 45.5%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.65, 17.25, -42.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.65, 45.45, 292.31°)
OKLab	oklab(49.49% 0.0091 -0.1195)
OKLCH	oklch(49.49% 0.12 274.3)
XYZ	xyz(13.5874, 11.6478, 37.1223)
Luminance	0.1165 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E5AA5 #A5994E

analogous

#4E85A5 #4E5AA5 #6D4EA5

triadic

#4E5AA5 #A54E5A #5AA54E

tetradic

#4E5AA5 #A54E85 #A5994E #4EA56D

square

#4E5AA5 #A54E85 #A5994E #4EA56D

split-complementary

#4E5AA5 #A56D4E #85A54E

monochromatic

#272D52 #3A437B #4E5AA5 #737DBD #9DA4D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.31

#4E5AA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.33

#4E5AA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E5AA5

6.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E5AA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E5AA5	1.00	6.31	3.33	6.31
#FFFFFF	6.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3A64A8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#315CA3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#276A77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e5aa5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 90, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.120 274.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8688c0',
    500: '#4e5aa5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e5aa5;
$custom-light: #8688c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e5aa5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.724,
    "s": 35.802,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49486,
    "c": 0.11984,
    "h": 274.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11649
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E5AA5

secondary

#BDB791

accent

#BC5CCC

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#F0EFF7

border

#CBCAD0

text

#0C0B12

muted

#7D7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E5AA5

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

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