#4E5D9D#4E5D9D
#4E5D9D is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.104 H 272.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E5D9D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 93, 157) |
| HSL | hsl(229, 34%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(229, 50%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(50.3%, 40.8%, 0%, 38.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.03, 12.73, -36.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.03, 38.83, 289.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.63% 0.0039 -0.1038) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.63% 0.104 272.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.1401, 11.8819, 33.4928) |
| Luminance | 0.1188 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 2.58
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 4.32
Twilight
#4E518B
ΔE00 5.15
Dusk
#4E5481
ΔE00 5.94
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 6.80
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 6.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E5D9D #9D8E4E
analogous
#4E849D #4E5D9D #664E9D
triadic
#4E5D9D #9D4E5D #5D9D4E
tetradic
#4E5D9D #9D4E84 #9D8E4E #4E9D66
square
#4E5D9D #9D4E84 #9D8E4E #4E9D66
split-complementary
#4E5D9D #9D664E #849D4E
monochromatic
#252D4B #3A4574 #4E5D9D #707EB8 #99A3CC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.22
#4E5D9D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.38
#4E5D9D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E5D9D
6.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E5D9D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E5D9D | 1.00 | 6.22 | 3.38 | 6.22 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4464A0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3C5E9C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#2E6B75
Achromatopsia (no color)
#616161
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e5d9d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 93, 157); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.104 272.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#848aba',
500: '#4e5d9d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e5d9d; $custom-light: #848aba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e5d9d",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 93,
"b": 157
},
"hsl": {
"h": 228.608,
"s": 33.617,
"l": 46.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49626,
"c": 0.10385,
"h": 272.2
},
"luminance": 0.11883
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E5D9D
secondary
#B9B18E
accent
#B55ECA
background
#F8F8FB
surface
#EFF0F6
border
#CACBD0
text
#0B0B11
muted
#7C7C80