#4E6598#4E6598

#4E6598 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 51.1% C 0.086 H 265.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E6598
RGB	rgb(78, 101, 152)
HSL	hsl(221, 32%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(221, 49%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.7%, 33.6%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.05, 6.09, -30.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.05, 31.11, 281.28°)
OKLab	oklab(51.11% -0.0075 -0.0858)
OKLCH	oklch(51.11% 0.086 265)
XYZ	xyz(13.4612, 13.1932, 31.5369)
Luminance	0.1319 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E6598 #98814E

analogous

#4E8A98 #4E6598 #5C4E98

triadic

#4E6598 #984E65 #65984E

tetradic

#4E6598 #984E8A #98814E #4E985C

square

#4E6598 #984E8A #98814E #4E985C

split-complementary

#4E6598 #985C4E #8A984E

monochromatic

#242F47 #394A70 #4E6598 #6E84B5 #97A7CA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.77

#4E6598 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.64

#4E6598 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E6598

5.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E6598	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E6598	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)

#52699A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A6397

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#307077

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e6598;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 101, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.1% 0.086 265.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8490b6',
    500: '#4e6598',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e6598;
$custom-light: #8490b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e6598",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 101,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.351,
    "s": 32.174,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51106,
    "c": 0.08608,
    "h": 265
  },
  "luminance": 0.13194
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E6598

secondary

#B6A98C

accent

#A85FC8

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFF0F6

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0C11

muted

#7C7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E6598

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

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