#4E6599#4E6599

#4E6599 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.132; OKLCH L 51.2% C 0.088 H 265.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E6599
RGB	rgb(78, 101, 153)
HSL	hsl(222, 32%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(222, 49%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(49%, 34%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.10, 6.41, -31.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.10, 31.68, 281.67°)
OKLab	oklab(51.16% -0.0072 -0.0873)
OKLCH	oklch(51.16% 0.088 265.3)
XYZ	xyz(13.5435, 13.2261, 31.9700)
Luminance	0.1323 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E6599 #99824E

analogous

#4E8A99 #4E6599 #5C4E99

triadic

#4E6599 #994E65 #65994E

tetradic

#4E6599 #994E8A #99824E #4E995C

square

#4E6599 #994E8A #99824E #4E995C

split-complementary

#4E6599 #995C4E #8A994E

monochromatic

#252F48 #394A70 #4E6599 #6F84B5 #97A7CA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.76

#4E6599 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.65

#4E6599 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E6599

5.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E6599	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E6599	1.00	5.76	3.65	5.76
#FFFFFF	5.76	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.76	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#51699B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#496398

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2F7078

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e6599;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 101, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.2% 0.088 265.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8490b7',
    500: '#4e6599',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e6599;
$custom-light: #8490b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e6599",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 101,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.6,
    "s": 32.468,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5116,
    "c": 0.08756,
    "h": 265.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13227
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E6599

secondary

#B7AA8C

accent

#A85FC9

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFF0F6

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0C11

muted

#7C7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E6599

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →