#4E6495#4E6495

#4E6495 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 50.7% C 0.083 H 265.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E6495
RGB	rgb(78, 100, 149)
HSL	hsl(221, 31%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(221, 48%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(47.7%, 32.9%, 0%, 41.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.62, 5.76, -29.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.62, 29.96, 281.08°)
OKLab	oklab(50.72% -0.007 -0.0825)
OKLCH	oklch(50.72% 0.083 265.1)
XYZ	xyz(13.1221, 12.9032, 30.2271)
Luminance	0.1290 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E6495 #957F4E

analogous

#4E8895 #4E6495 #5B4E95

triadic

#4E6495 #954E64 #64954E

tetradic

#4E6495 #954E88 #957F4E #4E955B

square

#4E6495 #954E88 #957F4E #4E955B

split-complementary

#4E6495 #955B4E #88954E

monochromatic

#242E45 #39496D #4E6495 #6D83B3 #96A5C8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.86

#4E6495 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.58

#4E6495 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E6495

5.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E6495	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E6495	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)

#526897

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A6294

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#326E76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e6495;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 100, 149);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.7% 0.083 265.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#838fb4',
    500: '#4e6495',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e6495;
$custom-light: #838fb4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e6495",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 100,
    "b": 149
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.408,
    "s": 31.278,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50719,
    "c": 0.08285,
    "h": 265.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12904
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E6495

secondary

#B4A78A

accent

#A860C7

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFF0F6

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0C11

muted

#7C7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E6495

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

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