#4E5CA0#4E5CA0
#4E5CA0 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.110 H 273.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E5CA0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 92, 160) |
| HSL | hsl(230, 34%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(230, 51%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(51.2%, 42.5%, 0%, 37.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(40.91, 14.34, -38.65) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(40.91, 41.23, 290.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.59% 0.0058 -0.1095) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.59% 0.11 273) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.3122, 11.8112, 34.8292) |
| Luminance | 0.1181 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 3.07
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 4.58
Twilight
#4E518B
ΔE00 5.16
Dusk
#4E5481
ΔE00 6.25
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 7.01
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 7.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E5CA0 #A0924E
analogous
#4E85A0 #4E5CA0 #694EA0
triadic
#4E5CA0 #A04E5C #5CA04E
tetradic
#4E5CA0 #A04E85 #A0924E #4EA069
square
#4E5CA0 #A04E85 #A0924E #4EA069
split-complementary
#4E5CA0 #A0694E #85A04E
monochromatic
#262D4E #3A4477 #4E5CA0 #717EBA #9AA3CE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.25
#4E5CA0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.36
#4E5CA0 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E5CA0
6.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E5CA0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E5CA0 | 1.00 | 6.25 | 3.36 | 6.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4164A3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#385D9E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#2B6A76
Achromatopsia (no color)
#606060
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e5ca0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 92, 160); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.110 273.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8589bc',
500: '#4e5ca0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e5ca0; $custom-light: #8589bc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e5ca0",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 92,
"b": 160
},
"hsl": {
"h": 229.756,
"s": 34.454,
"l": 46.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49593,
"c": 0.10969,
"h": 273
},
"luminance": 0.11812
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E5CA0
secondary
#BBB38F
accent
#B85DCB
background
#F8F8FB
surface
#F0F0F6
border
#CBCBD0
text
#0B0B12
muted
#7C7C81