#4E5EA6#4E5EA6

#4E5EA6 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.124; OKLCH L 50.4% C 0.116 H 272.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E5EA6
RGB	rgb(78, 94, 166)
HSL	hsl(229, 36%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(229, 53%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(53%, 43.4%, 0%, 34.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.81, 15.04, -40.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.81, 43.48, 290.24°)
OKLab	oklab(50.39% 0.0045 -0.1158)
OKLCH	oklch(50.39% 0.116 272.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.0253, 12.3773, 37.7190)
Luminance	0.1238 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E5EA6 #A6964E

analogous

#4E8AA6 #4E5EA6 #6A4EA6

triadic

#4E5EA6 #A64E5E #5EA64E

tetradic

#4E5EA6 #A64E8A #A6964E #4EA66A

square

#4E5EA6 #A64E8A #A6964E #4EA66A

split-complementary

#4E5EA6 #A66A4E #8AA64E

monochromatic

#272F53 #3A467C #4E5EA6 #7481BE #9DA7D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.04

#4E5EA6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.48

#4E5EA6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E5EA6

6.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E5EA6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E5EA6	1.00	6.04	3.48	6.04
#FFFFFF	6.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4067A9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#365FA4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#256E7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e5ea6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 94, 166);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.4% 0.116 272.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#868bc1',
    500: '#4e5ea6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e5ea6;
$custom-light: #868bc1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e5ea6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 166
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 229.091,
    "s": 36.066,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50389,
    "c": 0.11588,
    "h": 272.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12378
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E5EA6

secondary

#BEB692

accent

#B85CCC

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#F0F0F7

border

#CBCBD0

text

#0C0C12

muted

#7D7D81

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E5EA6

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

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