#4E5C8B#4E5C8B
#4E5C8B is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 48.4% C 0.078 H 270.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E5C8B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 92, 139) |
| HSL | hsl(226, 28%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(226, 44%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(43.9%, 33.8%, 0%, 45.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.81, 7.65, -27.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.81, 28.82, 285.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.38% 0.0009 -0.0779) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.38% 0.078 270.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.6278, 11.1375, 25.9581) |
| Luminance | 0.1114 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 3.03
Dusk
#4E5481
ΔE00 3.49
Twilight
#4E518B
ΔE00 4.36
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 4.68
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 7.18
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 7.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E5C8B #8B7D4E
analogous
#4E7A8B #4E5C8B #5F4E8B
triadic
#4E5C8B #8B4E5C #5C8B4E
tetradic
#4E5C8B #8B4E7A #8B7D4E #4E8B5F
square
#4E5C8B #8B4E7A #8B7D4E #4E8B5F
split-complementary
#4E5C8B #8B5F4E #7A8B4E
monochromatic
#22283D #384264 #4E5C8B #6B79AC #929DC2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.51
#4E5C8B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.23
#4E5C8B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E5C8B
6.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E5C8B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E5C8B | 1.00 | 6.51 | 3.23 | 6.51 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4C618D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#465B8A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#39666D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5E5E5E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e5c8b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 92, 139); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.4% 0.078 270.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#828aad',
500: '#4e5c8b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e5c8b; $custom-light: #828aad; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e5c8b",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 92,
"b": 139
},
"hsl": {
"h": 226.23,
"s": 28.111,
"l": 42.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48383,
"c": 0.07789,
"h": 270.6
},
"luminance": 0.11138
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E5C8B
secondary
#AEA587
accent
#AE63C4
background
#F8F8FA
surface
#EFF0F4
border
#CACBCE
text
#0B0B10
muted
#7C7C7F