#4E5DA5#4E5DA5

#4E5DA5 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.116 H 272.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E5DA5
RGB	rgb(78, 93, 165)
HSL	hsl(230, 36%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(230, 53%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.7%, 43.6%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.48, 15.34, -40.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.48, 43.52, 290.64°)
OKLab	oklab(50.11% 0.0055 -0.1156)
OKLCH	oklch(50.11% 0.116 272.7)
XYZ	xyz(13.8456, 12.1641, 37.2083)
Luminance	0.1216 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E5DA5 #A5964E

analogous

#4E88A5 #4E5DA5 #6A4EA5

triadic

#4E5DA5 #A54E5D #5DA54E

tetradic

#4E5DA5 #A54E88 #A5964E #4EA56A

square

#4E5DA5 #A54E88 #A5964E #4EA56A

split-complementary

#4E5DA5 #A56A4E #88A54E

monochromatic

#272E52 #3A467B #4E5DA5 #7380BD #9DA6D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.12

#4E5DA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.43

#4E5DA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E5DA5

6.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E5DA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E5DA5	1.00	6.12	3.43	6.12
#FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3F66A8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#365EA3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#276D79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e5da5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 93, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.116 272.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#858ac0',
    500: '#4e5da5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e5da5;
$custom-light: #858ac0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e5da5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 229.655,
    "s": 35.802,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50115,
    "c": 0.11575,
    "h": 272.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.12165
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E5DA5

secondary

#BDB691

accent

#B95CCC

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#F0F0F7

border

#CBCBD0

text

#0B0B12

muted

#7C7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E5DA5

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

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