#4E5CA5#4E5CA5

#4E5CA5 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.117 H 273.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E5CA5
RGB	rgb(78, 92, 165)
HSL	hsl(230, 36%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(230, 53%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.7%, 44.2%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.20, 15.98, -41.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.20, 44.16, 291.21°)
OKLab	oklab(49.9% 0.0067 -0.1169)
OKLCH	oklch(49.9% 0.117 273.3)
XYZ	xyz(13.7584, 11.9897, 37.1793)
Luminance	0.1199 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E5CA5 #A5974E

analogous

#4E87A5 #4E5CA5 #6C4EA5

triadic

#4E5CA5 #A54E5C #5CA54E

tetradic

#4E5CA5 #A54E87 #A5974E #4EA56C

square

#4E5CA5 #A54E87 #A5974E #4EA56C

split-complementary

#4E5CA5 #A56C4E #87A54E

monochromatic

#272E52 #3A457B #4E5CA5 #737FBD #9DA5D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.18

#4E5CA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.40

#4E5CA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E5CA5

6.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E5CA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E5CA5	1.00	6.18	3.40	6.18
#FFFFFF	6.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3D65A8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#345EA3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#276C78

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e5ca5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 92, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.117 273.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8689c0',
    500: '#4e5ca5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e5ca5;
$custom-light: #8689c0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e5ca5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 92,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230.345,
    "s": 35.802,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49904,
    "c": 0.1171,
    "h": 273.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11991
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E5CA5

secondary

#BDB691

accent

#BA5CCC

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#F0F0F7

border

#CBCBD0

text

#0C0B12

muted

#7D7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E5CA5

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

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