#4E5EA1#4E5EA1

#4E5EA1 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 50.1% C 0.108 H 271.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E5EA1
RGB	rgb(78, 94, 161)
HSL	hsl(228, 35%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(228, 52%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.6%, 41.6%, 0%, 36.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.53, 13.40, -38.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.53, 40.55, 289.29°)
OKLab	oklab(50.08% 0.0035 -0.1084)
OKLCH	oklch(50.08% 0.108 271.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.5755, 12.1974, 35.3503)
Luminance	0.1220 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E5EA1 #A1914E

analogous

#4E88A1 #4E5EA1 #684EA1

triadic

#4E5EA1 #A14E5E #5EA14E

tetradic

#4E5EA1 #A14E88 #A1914E #4EA168

square

#4E5EA1 #A14E88 #A1914E #4EA168

split-complementary

#4E5EA1 #A1684E #88A14E

monochromatic

#262E4F #3A4678 #4E5EA1 #7280BB #9BA5CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.11

#4E5EA1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.44

#4E5EA1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E5EA1

6.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E5EA1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E5EA1	1.00	6.11	3.44	6.11
#FFFFFF	6.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4366A4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B5FA0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2A6C77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e5ea1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 94, 161);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.1% 0.108 271.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#858bbd',
    500: '#4e5ea1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e5ea1;
$custom-light: #858bbd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e5ea1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 161
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228.434,
    "s": 34.728,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50082,
    "c": 0.10847,
    "h": 271.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12198
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E5EA1

secondary

#BBB390

accent

#B65DCB

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#F0F0F6

border

#CBCBD0

text

#0B0C12

muted

#7C7D81

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E5EA1

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

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