#4E5BB8#4E5BB8

#4E5BB8 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.146 H 274.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E5BB8
RGB	rgb(78, 91, 184)
HSL	hsl(233, 43%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(233, 58%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.6%, 50.5%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.09, 22.95, -50.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.09, 55.86, 294.26°)
OKLab	oklab(50.96% 0.0103 -0.1456)
OKLCH	oklch(50.96% 0.146 274.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.5319, 12.5614, 46.9442)
Luminance	0.1256 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E5BB8 #B8AB4E

analogous

#4E90B8 #4E5BB8 #764EB8

triadic

#4E5BB8 #B84E5B #5BB84E

tetradic

#4E5BB8 #B84E90 #B8AB4E #4EB876

square

#4E5BB8 #B84E90 #B8AB4E #4EB876

split-complementary

#4E5BB8 #B8764E #90B84E

monochromatic

#282F64 #39448F #4E5BB8 #7A83CA #A5ACDB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.98

#4E5BB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.51

#4E5BB8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E5BB8

5.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E5BB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E5BB8	1.00	5.98	3.51	5.98
#FFFFFF	5.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2A68BB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#175FB6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#067081

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e5bb8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 91, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.146 274.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8889ce',
    500: '#4e5bb8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e5bb8;
$custom-light: #8889ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e5bb8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 91,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 232.642,
    "s": 42.742,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5096,
    "c": 0.14595,
    "h": 274.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12563
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E5BB8

secondary

#C8C39A

accent

#C355D3

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0F0F9

border

#CBCBD2

text

#0C0B14

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E5BB8

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

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