#4E5E97#4E5E97

#4E5E97 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 49.5% C 0.093 H 270.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E5E97
RGB	rgb(78, 94, 151)
HSL	hsl(227, 32%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(227, 48%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.3%, 37.7%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.99, 10.16, -33.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.99, 34.68, 287.04°)
OKLab	oklab(49.49% 0.0013 -0.0935)
OKLCH	oklch(49.49% 0.093 270.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.7287, 11.8587, 30.8904)
Luminance	0.1186 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E5E97 #97874E

analogous

#4E8397 #4E5E97 #624E97

triadic

#4E5E97 #974E5E #5E974E

tetradic

#4E5E97 #974E83 #97874E #4E9762

square

#4E5E97 #974E83 #97874E #4E9762

split-complementary

#4E5E97 #97624E #83974E

monochromatic

#242C46 #39456F #4E5E97 #6E7DB4 #96A2C9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.23

#4E5E97 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.37

#4E5E97 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E5E97

6.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E5E97	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E5E97	1.00	6.23	3.37	6.23
#FFFFFF	6.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#496499

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#425E96

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#326A73

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e5e97;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 94, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.5% 0.093 270.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#848bb6',
    500: '#4e5e97',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e5e97;
$custom-light: #848bb6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e5e97",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226.849,
    "s": 31.878,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49493,
    "c": 0.09349,
    "h": 270.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.11859
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E5E97

secondary

#B6AC8B

accent

#B160C8

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFF0F6

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0C11

muted

#7C7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E5E97

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

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