#4E5BA5#4E5BA5

#4E5BA5 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.118 H 273.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E5BA5
RGB	rgb(78, 91, 165)
HSL	hsl(231, 36%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(231, 53%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.7%, 44.8%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.92, 16.62, -41.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.92, 44.80, 291.77°)
OKLab	oklab(49.69% 0.0079 -0.1182)
OKLCH	oklch(49.69% 0.118 273.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.6723, 11.8176, 37.1506)
Luminance	0.1182 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E5BA5 #A5984E

analogous

#4E87A5 #4E5BA5 #6C4EA5

triadic

#4E5BA5 #A54E5B #5BA54E

tetradic

#4E5BA5 #A54E87 #A5984E #4EA56C

square

#4E5BA5 #A54E87 #A5984E #4EA56C

split-complementary

#4E5BA5 #A56C4E #87A54E

monochromatic

#272D52 #3A447B #4E5BA5 #737EBD #9DA5D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.24

#4E5BA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.36

#4E5BA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E5BA5

6.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E5BA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E5BA5	1.00	6.24	3.36	6.24
#FFFFFF	6.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3C64A8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#325DA3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#276B78

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e5ba5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 91, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.118 273.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8689c0',
    500: '#4e5ba5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e5ba5;
$custom-light: #8689c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e5ba5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.034,
    "s": 35.802,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49694,
    "c": 0.11847,
    "h": 273.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11818
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E5BA5

secondary

#BDB791

accent

#BB5CCC

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#F0F0F7

border

#CBCBD0

text

#0C0B12

muted

#7D7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E5BA5

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

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