#4E5EB3#4E5EB3

#4E5EB3 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.135 H 272.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E5EB3
RGB	rgb(78, 94, 179)
HSL	hsl(230, 40%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(230, 56%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.4%, 47.5%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.58, 19.36, -47.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.58, 51.04, 292.30°)
OKLab	oklab(51.23% 0.0065 -0.1347)
OKLCH	oklch(51.23% 0.135 272.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.2786, 12.8787, 44.3198)
Luminance	0.1288 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E5EB3 #B3A34E

analogous

#4E90B3 #4E5EB3 #704EB3

triadic

#4E5EB3 #B34E5E #5EB34E

tetradic

#4E5EB3 #B34E90 #B3A34E #4EB370

square

#4E5EB3 #B34E90 #B3A34E #4EB370

split-complementary

#4E5EB3 #B3704E #90B34E

monochromatic

#28315E #3B4789 #4E5EB3 #7985C5 #A4ACD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.87

#4E5EB3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.58

#4E5EB3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E5EB3

5.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E5EB3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E5EB3	1.00	5.87	3.58	5.87
#FFFFFF	5.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3669B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2860B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#137180

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e5eb3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 94, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.135 272.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#878bca',
    500: '#4e5eb3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e5eb3;
$custom-light: #878bca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e5eb3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230.495,
    "s": 39.921,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51226,
    "c": 0.13482,
    "h": 272.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1288
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E5EB3

secondary

#C5BE98

accent

#BD58D0

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0F0F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0C0C13

muted

#7D7D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E5EB3

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

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