#4E659D#4E659D
#4E659D is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.093 H 266.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E659D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 101, 157) |
| HSL | hsl(223, 34%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(223, 50%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(50.3%, 35.7%, 0%, 38.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.30, 7.69, -33.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.30, 33.98, 283.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.38% -0.0061 -0.0933) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.38% 0.093 266.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.8794, 13.3605, 33.7392) |
| Luminance | 0.1336 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 2.41
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 4.21
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 4.45
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 5.45
Denim
#1560BD
ΔE00 7.06
Light Navy Blue
#2E5A88
ΔE00 7.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E659D #9D864E
analogous
#4E8C9D #4E659D #5E4E9D
triadic
#4E659D #9D4E65 #659D4E
tetradic
#4E659D #9D4E8C #9D864E #4E9D5E
square
#4E659D #9D4E8C #9D864E #4E9D5E
split-complementary
#4E659D #9D5E4E #8C9D4E
monochromatic
#25304B #3A4B74 #4E659D #7085B8 #99A8CC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.72
#4E659D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.67
#4E659D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E659D
5.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E659D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E659D | 1.00 | 5.72 | 3.67 | 5.72 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#506A9F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#47639C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#2C7179
Achromatopsia (no color)
#666666
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e659d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 101, 157); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.093 266.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8490ba',
500: '#4e659d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e659d; $custom-light: #8490ba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e659d",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 101,
"b": 157
},
"hsl": {
"h": 222.532,
"s": 33.617,
"l": 46.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5138,
"c": 0.09346,
"h": 266.2
},
"luminance": 0.13361
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E659D
secondary
#B9AC8E
accent
#AA5ECA
background
#F8F8FB
surface
#EFF0F6
border
#CACBD0
text
#0B0C11
muted
#7C7D80