#4E5EA5#4E5EA5

#4E5EA5 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 50.3% C 0.114 H 272.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E5EA5
RGB	rgb(78, 94, 165)
HSL	hsl(229, 36%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(229, 53%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.7%, 43%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.75, 14.71, -40.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.75, 42.89, 290.05°)
OKLab	oklab(50.33% 0.0043 -0.1143)
OKLCH	oklch(50.33% 0.114 272.1)
XYZ	xyz(13.9339, 12.3408, 37.2378)
Luminance	0.1234 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E5EA5 #A5954E

analogous

#4E89A5 #4E5EA5 #6A4EA5

triadic

#4E5EA5 #A54E5E #5EA54E

tetradic

#4E5EA5 #A54E89 #A5954E #4EA56A

square

#4E5EA5 #A54E89 #A5954E #4EA56A

split-complementary

#4E5EA5 #A56A4E #89A54E

monochromatic

#272F52 #3A467B #4E5EA5 #7381BD #9DA6D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.05

#4E5EA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.47

#4E5EA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E5EA5

6.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E5EA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E5EA5	1.00	6.05	3.47	6.05
#FFFFFF	6.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4166A8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#375FA3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#266D79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e5ea5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 94, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.3% 0.114 272.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#858bc0',
    500: '#4e5ea5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e5ea5;
$custom-light: #858bc0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e5ea5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228.966,
    "s": 35.802,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50327,
    "c": 0.1144,
    "h": 272.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12342
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E5EA5

secondary

#BDB591

accent

#B75CCC

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#F0F0F7

border

#CBCBD0

text

#0B0C12

muted

#7C7D81

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E5EA5

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

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