#4E5D9F#4E5D9F
#4E5D9F is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 49.7% C 0.107 H 272.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E5D9F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 93, 159) |
| HSL | hsl(229, 34%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(229, 51%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(50.9%, 41.5%, 0%, 37.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.14, 13.38, -37.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.14, 40.01, 289.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.75% 0.0043 -0.1067) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.75% 0.107 272.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.3122, 11.9508, 34.3994) |
| Luminance | 0.1195 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 2.74
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 4.41
Twilight
#4E518B
ΔE00 5.33
Dusk
#4E5481
ΔE00 6.23
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 6.71
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 6.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E5D9F #9F904E
analogous
#4E869F #4E5D9F #684E9F
triadic
#4E5D9F #9F4E5D #5D9F4E
tetradic
#4E5D9F #9F4E86 #9F904E #4E9F68
square
#4E5D9F #9F4E86 #9F904E #4E9F68
split-complementary
#4E5D9F #9F684E #869F4E
monochromatic
#262D4D #3A4576 #4E5D9F #717EB9 #9AA3CD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.19
#4E5D9F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.39
#4E5D9F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E5D9F
6.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E5D9F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E5D9F | 1.00 | 6.19 | 3.39 | 6.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4365A2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3B5E9E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#2C6B76
Achromatopsia (no color)
#616161
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e5d9f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 93, 159); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.7% 0.107 272.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#858abc',
500: '#4e5d9f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e5d9f; $custom-light: #858abc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e5d9f",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 93,
"b": 159
},
"hsl": {
"h": 228.889,
"s": 34.177,
"l": 46.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49746,
"c": 0.10684,
"h": 272.3
},
"luminance": 0.11952
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E5D9F
secondary
#BAB28F
accent
#B65ECA
background
#F8F8FB
surface
#F0F0F6
border
#CBCBD0
text
#0B0B12
muted
#7C7C81