#4E5BA4#4E5BA4

#4E5BA4 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.117 H 273.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E5BA4
RGB	rgb(78, 91, 164)
HSL	hsl(231, 36%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(231, 52%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.4%, 44.5%, 0%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.87, 16.29, -41.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.87, 44.22, 291.61°)
OKLab	oklab(49.63% 0.0077 -0.1167)
OKLCH	oklch(49.63% 0.117 273.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.5817, 11.7813, 36.6731)
Luminance	0.1178 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E5BA4 #A4974E

analogous

#4E86A4 #4E5BA4 #6C4EA4

triadic

#4E5BA4 #A44E5B #5BA44E

tetradic

#4E5BA4 #A44E86 #A4974E #4EA46C

square

#4E5BA4 #A44E86 #A4974E #4EA46C

split-complementary

#4E5BA4 #A46C4E #86A44E

monochromatic

#272D51 #3A447B #4E5BA4 #737EBC #9CA4D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.26

#4E5BA4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.36

#4E5BA4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E5BA4

6.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E5BA4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E5BA4	1.00	6.26	3.36	6.26
#FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3C64A7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#335DA2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#286B77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e5ba4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 91, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.117 273.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8589bf',
    500: '#4e5ba4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e5ba4;
$custom-light: #8589bf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e5ba4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230.93,
    "s": 35.537,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49631,
    "c": 0.11699,
    "h": 273.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11782
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E5BA4

secondary

#BDB691

accent

#BB5CCC

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#F0F0F7

border

#CBCBD0

text

#0B0B12

muted

#7C7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E5BA4

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

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