#4E6596#4E6596

#4E6596 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.131; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.083 H 264.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E6596
RGB	rgb(78, 101, 150)
HSL	hsl(221, 32%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(221, 48%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(48%, 32.7%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.96, 5.45, -29.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.96, 29.97, 280.49°)
OKLab	oklab(51% -0.008 -0.0827)
OKLCH	oklch(51% 0.083 264.4)
XYZ	xyz(13.2988, 13.1282, 30.6815)
Luminance	0.1313 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E6596 #967F4E

analogous

#4E8996 #4E6596 #5B4E96

triadic

#4E6596 #964E65 #65964E

tetradic

#4E6596 #964E89 #967F4E #4E965B

square

#4E6596 #964E89 #967F4E #4E965B

split-complementary

#4E6596 #965B4E #89964E

monochromatic

#242F45 #394A6E #4E6596 #6E84B3 #96A6C8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.79

#4E6596 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.63

#4E6596 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E6596

5.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E6596	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E6596	1.00	5.79	3.63	5.79
#FFFFFF	5.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#536998

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B6295

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#316F77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#656565

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e6596;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 101, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.083 264.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8390b5',
    500: '#4e6596',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e6596;
$custom-light: #8390b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e6596",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 101,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220.833,
    "s": 31.579,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50999,
    "c": 0.08313,
    "h": 264.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.13129
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E6596

secondary

#B5A78B

accent

#A760C8

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFF0F6

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0C11

muted

#7C7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E6596

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

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