#4E5AA6#4E5AA6

#4E5AA6 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.121 H 274.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E5AA6
RGB	rgb(78, 90, 166)
HSL	hsl(232, 36%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(232, 53%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(53%, 45.8%, 0%, 34.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.71, 17.58, -42.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.71, 46.03, 292.46°)
OKLab	oklab(49.55% 0.0092 -0.121)
OKLCH	oklch(49.55% 0.121 274.4)
XYZ	xyz(13.6788, 11.6843, 37.6035)
Luminance	0.1168 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E5AA6 #A69A4E

analogous

#4E86A6 #4E5AA6 #6E4EA6

triadic

#4E5AA6 #A64E5A #5AA64E

tetradic

#4E5AA6 #A64E86 #A69A4E #4EA66E

square

#4E5AA6 #A64E86 #A69A4E #4EA66E

split-complementary

#4E5AA6 #A66E4E #86A64E

monochromatic

#272D53 #3A437C #4E5AA6 #747EBE #9DA4D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.29

#4E5AA6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#4E5AA6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E5AA6

6.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E5AA6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E5AA6	1.00	6.29	3.34	6.29
#FFFFFF	6.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3964A9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#305CA4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#266A78

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e5aa6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 90, 166);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.121 274.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8688c1',
    500: '#4e5aa6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e5aa6;
$custom-light: #8688c1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e5aa6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 90,
    "b": 166
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.818,
    "s": 36.066,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4955,
    "c": 0.12131,
    "h": 274.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11685
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E5AA6

secondary

#BEB892

accent

#BD5CCC

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#F0EFF7

border

#CBCAD0

text

#0C0B12

muted

#7D7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E5AA6

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

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