#4E5BE5#4E5BE5
#4E5BE5 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.207 H 273.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E5BE5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 91, 229) |
| HSL | hsl(235, 74%, 60%) |
| HSV | hsv(235, 66%, 90%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.9%, 60.3%, 0%, 10.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.30, 38.15, -71.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.30, 81.14, 298.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.36% 0.0117 -0.2064) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.36% 0.207 273.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.0211, 14.7571, 75.8542) |
| Luminance | 0.1476 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Warm Blue
#4B57DB
ΔE00 1.90
Azul
#1D5DEC
ΔE00 4.17
Dark Periwinkle
#665FD1
ΔE00 4.25
Electric Blue
#0652FF
ΔE00 4.48
Slate Blue
#6A5ACD
ΔE00 5.28
Royal Blue
#4169E1
ΔE00 5.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E5BE5 #E5D84E
analogous
#4EA7E5 #4E5BE5 #8C4EE5
triadic
#4E5BE5 #E54E5B #5BE54E
tetradic
#4E5BE5 #E54EA7 #E5D84E #4EE58C
square
#4E5BE5 #E54EA7 #E5D84E #4EE58C
split-complementary
#4E5BE5 #E58C4E #A7E54E
monochromatic
#1823A1 #1F2FD6 #4E5BE5 #838CED #B9BEF5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.31
#4E5BE5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.95
#4E5BE5 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E5BE5
5.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E5BE5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E5BE5 | 1.00 | 5.31 | 3.95 | 5.31 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0072EA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0065E2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007E97
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6B6B6B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e5be5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 91, 229); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.207 273.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9089ee',
500: '#4e5be5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e5be5; $custom-light: #9089ee; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e5be5",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 91,
"b": 229
},
"hsl": {
"h": 234.834,
"s": 74.384,
"l": 60.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54365,
"c": 0.20673,
"h": 273.2
},
"luminance": 0.14759
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E5BE5
secondary
#E4DFAA
accent
#C50FD7
background
#F9F8FE
surface
#F2F0FD
border
#CCCBD5
text
#0E0B16
muted
#7E7C84