#4E6496#4E6496

#4E6496 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 50.8% C 0.084 H 265.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E6496
RGB	rgb(78, 100, 150)
HSL	hsl(222, 32%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(222, 48%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(48%, 33.3%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.67, 6.08, -29.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.67, 30.54, 281.48°)
OKLab	oklab(50.77% -0.0067 -0.0841)
OKLCH	oklch(50.77% 0.084 265.4)
XYZ	xyz(13.2023, 12.9352, 30.6493)
Luminance	0.1294 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E6496 #96804E

analogous

#4E8896 #4E6496 #5C4E96

triadic

#4E6496 #964E64 #64964E

tetradic

#4E6496 #964E88 #96804E #4E965C

square

#4E6496 #964E88 #96804E #4E965C

split-complementary

#4E6496 #965C4E #88964E

monochromatic

#242E45 #39496E #4E6496 #6E83B3 #96A5C8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.85

#4E6496 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.59

#4E6496 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E6496

5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E6496	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E6496	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)

#516898

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A6295

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#326F76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e6496;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 100, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.8% 0.084 265.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#838fb5',
    500: '#4e6496',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e6496;
$custom-light: #838fb5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e6496",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 100,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.667,
    "s": 31.579,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50773,
    "c": 0.08433,
    "h": 265.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.12936
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E6496

secondary

#B5A88B

accent

#A860C8

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFF0F6

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0C11

muted

#7C7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E6496

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

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