#4E5FA5#4E5FA5
#4E5FA5 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 50.5% C 0.113 H 271.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E5FA5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 95, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(228, 36%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(228, 53%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(52.7%, 42.4%, 0%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.03, 14.07, -39.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.03, 42.26, 289.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.54% 0.0031 -0.113) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.54% 0.113 271.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.0234, 12.5198, 37.2676) |
| Luminance | 0.1252 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 3.03
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 4.63
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 5.84
Twilight
#4E518B
ΔE00 6.44
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 6.71
Iris
#6258C4
ΔE00 7.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E5FA5 #A5944E
analogous
#4E8AA5 #4E5FA5 #694EA5
triadic
#4E5FA5 #A54E5F #5FA54E
tetradic
#4E5FA5 #A54E8A #A5944E #4EA569
square
#4E5FA5 #A54E8A #A5944E #4EA569
split-complementary
#4E5FA5 #A5694E #8AA54E
monochromatic
#272F52 #3A477B #4E5FA5 #7382BD #9DA7D1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.99
#4E5FA5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.50
#4E5FA5 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E5FA5
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E5FA5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E5FA5 | 1.00 | 5.99 | 3.50 | 5.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4267A8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#3960A3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#266E7A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e5fa5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 95, 165); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.5% 0.113 271.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#858cc0',
500: '#4e5fa5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e5fa5; $custom-light: #858cc0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e5fa5",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 95,
"b": 165
},
"hsl": {
"h": 228.276,
"s": 35.802,
"l": 47.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5054,
"c": 0.11306,
"h": 271.6
},
"luminance": 0.12521
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E5FA5
secondary
#BDB591
accent
#B65CCC
background
#F8F8FB
surface
#F0F0F7
border
#CBCBD0
text
#0B0C12
muted
#7C7D81