#4E5EB5#4E5EB5

#4E5EB5 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.130; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.138 H 272.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E5EB5
RGB	rgb(78, 94, 181)
HSL	hsl(231, 41%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(231, 57%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.9%, 48.1%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.70, 20.04, -48.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.70, 52.19, 292.57°)
OKLab	oklab(51.36% 0.0067 -0.1375)
OKLCH	oklch(51.36% 0.138 272.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.4824, 12.9602, 45.3928)
Luminance	0.1296 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E5EB5 #B5A54E

analogous

#4E91B5 #4E5EB5 #714EB5

triadic

#4E5EB5 #B54E5E #5EB54E

tetradic

#4E5EB5 #B54E91 #B5A54E #4EB571

square

#4E5EB5 #B54E91 #B5A54E #4EB571

split-complementary

#4E5EB5 #B5714E #91B54E

monochromatic

#283160 #3A478B #4E5EB5 #7985C7 #A4ADD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.85

#4E5EB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.59

#4E5EB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E5EB5

5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E5EB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E5EB5	1.00	5.85	3.59	5.85
#FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3469B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2661B3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0E7181

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e5eb5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 94, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.138 272.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#888bcc',
    500: '#4e5eb5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e5eb5;
$custom-light: #888bcc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e5eb5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230.68,
    "s": 41.036,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51359,
    "c": 0.13769,
    "h": 272.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12961
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E5EB5

secondary

#C6BF99

accent

#BE57D1

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0F0F9

border

#CBCBD2

text

#0C0C13

muted

#7D7D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E5EB5

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

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