#4E5B99#4E5B99

#4E5B99 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.101 H 273.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E5B99
RGB	rgb(78, 91, 153)
HSL	hsl(230, 32%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(230, 49%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(49%, 40.5%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.25, 12.71, -35.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.25, 37.73, 289.68°)
OKLab	oklab(48.96% 0.0056 -0.1004)
OKLCH	oklch(48.96% 0.101 273.2)
XYZ	xyz(12.6309, 11.4010, 31.6659)
Luminance	0.1140 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E5B99 #998C4E

analogous

#4E8099 #4E5B99 #664E99

triadic

#4E5B99 #994E5B #5B994E

tetradic

#4E5B99 #994E80 #998C4E #4E9966

square

#4E5B99 #994E80 #998C4E #4E9966

split-complementary

#4E5B99 #99664E #80994E

monochromatic

#252B48 #394370 #4E5B99 #6F7BB5 #97A0CA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.40

#4E5B99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.28

#4E5B99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E5B99

6.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E5B99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E5B99	1.00	6.40	3.28	6.40
#FFFFFF	6.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#43629B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C5C98

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#316872

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e5b99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 91, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.101 273.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8489b7',
    500: '#4e5b99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e5b99;
$custom-light: #8489b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e5b99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 229.6,
    "s": 32.468,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48956,
    "c": 0.10057,
    "h": 273.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.11402
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E5B99

secondary

#B7AF8C

accent

#B65FC9

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFF0F6

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0B11

muted

#7C7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E5B99

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

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