#4E61AD#4E61AD

#4E61AD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.122 H 271.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E61AD
RGB	rgb(78, 97, 173)
HSL	hsl(228, 38%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(228, 55%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.9%, 43.9%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.04, 15.46, -42.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.04, 45.66, 289.79°)
OKLab	oklab(51.46% 0.0022 -0.1221)
OKLCH	oklch(51.46% 0.122 271)
XYZ	xyz(14.9569, 13.1852, 41.2839)
Luminance	0.1319 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E61AD #AD9A4E

analogous

#4E91AD #4E61AD #6B4EAD

triadic

#4E61AD #AD4E61 #61AD4E

tetradic

#4E61AD #AD4E91 #AD9A4E #4EAD6B

square

#4E61AD #AD4E91 #AD9A4E #4EAD6B

split-complementary

#4E61AD #AD6B4E #91AD4E

monochromatic

#283259 #3B4983 #4E61AD #7786C2 #A1ABD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.77

#4E61AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.64

#4E61AD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E61AD

5.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E61AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E61AD	1.00	5.77	3.64	5.77
#FFFFFF	5.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#406AB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3562AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1C727E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e61ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 97, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.122 271.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#868dc6',
    500: '#4e61ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e61ad;
$custom-light: #868dc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e61ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 97,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 228,
    "s": 37.849,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51462,
    "c": 0.12214,
    "h": 271
  },
  "luminance": 0.13186
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E61AD

secondary

#C2B995

accent

#B75ACE

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0F0F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0C0C13

muted

#7D7D82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E61AD

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

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