#4E5BA3#4E5BA3

#4E5BA3 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.117; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.116 H 273.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E5BA3
RGB	rgb(78, 91, 163)
HSL	hsl(231, 35%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(231, 52%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.1%, 44.2%, 0%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.81, 15.96, -40.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.81, 43.63, 291.46°)
OKLab	oklab(49.57% 0.0075 -0.1153)
OKLCH	oklch(49.57% 0.116 273.7)
XYZ	xyz(13.4917, 11.7454, 36.1994)
Luminance	0.1175 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E5BA3 #A3964E

analogous

#4E85A3 #4E5BA3 #6C4EA3

triadic

#4E5BA3 #A34E5B #5BA34E

tetradic

#4E5BA3 #A34E85 #A3964E #4EA36C

square

#4E5BA3 #A34E85 #A3964E #4EA36C

split-complementary

#4E5BA3 #A36C4E #85A34E

monochromatic

#262D50 #3A447A #4E5BA3 #727EBC #9CA4D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.27

#4E5BA3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.35

#4E5BA3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E5BA3

6.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E5BA3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E5BA3	1.00	6.27	3.35	6.27
#FFFFFF	6.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3D64A6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#345DA1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#296A77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e5ba3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 91, 163);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.116 273.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8589bf',
    500: '#4e5ba3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e5ba3;
$custom-light: #8589bf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e5ba3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 163
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230.824,
    "s": 35.27,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49568,
    "c": 0.11552,
    "h": 273.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11746
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E5BA3

secondary

#BCB691

accent

#BA5CCB

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#F0F0F7

border

#CBCBD0

text

#0B0B12

muted

#7C7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E5BA3

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

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