#4E6597#4E6597

#4E6597 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.085 H 264.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E6597
RGB	rgb(78, 101, 151)
HSL	hsl(221, 32%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(221, 48%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.3%, 33.1%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.00, 5.77, -29.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.00, 30.54, 280.89°)
OKLab	oklab(51.05% -0.0077 -0.0842)
OKLCH	oklch(51.05% 0.085 264.7)
XYZ	xyz(13.3797, 13.1606, 31.1074)
Luminance	0.1316 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E6597 #97804E

analogous

#4E8A97 #4E6597 #5C4E97

triadic

#4E6597 #974E65 #65974E

tetradic

#4E6597 #974E8A #97804E #4E975C

square

#4E6597 #974E8A #97804E #4E975C

split-complementary

#4E6597 #975C4E #8A974E

monochromatic

#242F46 #394A6F #4E6597 #6E84B4 #96A6C9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.78

#4E6597 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.63

#4E6597 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E6597

5.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E6597	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E6597	1.00	5.78	3.63	5.78
#FFFFFF	5.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#526999

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B6396

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#317077

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e6597;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 101, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.085 264.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8490b6',
    500: '#4e6597',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e6597;
$custom-light: #8490b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e6597",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 101,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.096,
    "s": 31.878,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51052,
    "c": 0.08461,
    "h": 264.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.13161
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E6597

secondary

#B6A88B

accent

#A760C8

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFF0F6

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0C11

muted

#7C7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E6597

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

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