#4E5EB4#4E5EB4

#4E5EB4 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.136 H 272.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E5EB4
RGB	rgb(78, 94, 180)
HSL	hsl(231, 40%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(231, 57%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.7%, 47.8%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.64, 19.70, -47.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.64, 51.62, 292.44°)
OKLab	oklab(51.29% 0.0066 -0.1361)
OKLCH	oklch(51.29% 0.136 272.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.3801, 12.9193, 44.8544)
Luminance	0.1292 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E5EB4 #B4A44E

analogous

#4E91B4 #4E5EB4 #714EB4

triadic

#4E5EB4 #B44E5E #5EB44E

tetradic

#4E5EB4 #B44E91 #B4A44E #4EB471

square

#4E5EB4 #B44E91 #B4A44E #4EB471

split-complementary

#4E5EB4 #B4714E #91B44E

monochromatic

#28315F #3B478A #4E5EB4 #7985C6 #A4ACD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.86

#4E5EB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.58

#4E5EB4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E5EB4

5.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E5EB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E5EB4	1.00	5.86	3.58	5.86
#FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3569B7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2761B2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#117180

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e5eb4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 94, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.136 272.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#888bcb',
    500: '#4e5eb4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e5eb4;
$custom-light: #888bcb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e5eb4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230.588,
    "s": 40.476,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51293,
    "c": 0.13625,
    "h": 272.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1292
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E5EB4

secondary

#C6BE98

accent

#BD57D0

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0F0F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0C0C13

muted

#7D7D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E5EB4

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

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