#4E5BA1#4E5BA1

#4E5BA1 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.113 H 273.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E5BA1
RGB	rgb(78, 91, 161)
HSL	hsl(231, 35%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(231, 52%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.6%, 43.5%, 0%, 36.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.69, 15.30, -39.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.69, 42.45, 291.13°)
OKLab	oklab(49.44% 0.0072 -0.1123)
OKLCH	oklch(49.44% 0.113 273.7)
XYZ	xyz(13.3139, 11.6742, 35.2631)
Luminance	0.1168 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E5BA1 #A1944E

analogous

#4E85A1 #4E5BA1 #6B4EA1

triadic

#4E5BA1 #A14E5B #5BA14E

tetradic

#4E5BA1 #A14E85 #A1944E #4EA16B

square

#4E5BA1 #A14E85 #A1944E #4EA16B

split-complementary

#4E5BA1 #A16B4E #85A14E

monochromatic

#262C4F #3A4478 #4E5BA1 #727DBB #9BA3CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.30

#4E5BA1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.34

#4E5BA1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E5BA1

6.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E5BA1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E5BA1	1.00	6.30	3.34	6.30
#FFFFFF	6.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3E64A4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#365D9F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2B6A76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e5ba1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 91, 161);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.113 273.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8589bd',
    500: '#4e5ba1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e5ba1;
$custom-light: #8589bd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e5ba1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 161
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230.602,
    "s": 34.728,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49443,
    "c": 0.11255,
    "h": 273.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11675
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E5BA1

secondary

#BBB490

accent

#BA5DCB

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#F0F0F6

border

#CBCBD0

text

#0B0B12

muted

#7C7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E5BA1

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

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