#4E659F#4E659F
#4E659F is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.096 H 266.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E659F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 101, 159) |
| HSL | hsl(223, 34%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(223, 51%, 62%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(50.9%, 36.5%, 0%, 37.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.40, 8.33, -34.12) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.40, 35.12, 283.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.49% -0.0056 -0.0962) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.49% 0.096 266.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(14.0515, 13.4293, 34.6458) |
| Luminance | 0.1343 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Dusky Blue
#475F94
ΔE00 2.56
French Blue
#436BAD
ΔE00 4.10
Denim Blue
#3B5B92
ΔE00 4.54
Denim (survey)
#3B638C
ΔE00 5.56
Denim
#1560BD
ΔE00 6.94
Mid Blue
#276AB3
ΔE00 7.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E659F #9F884E
analogous
#4E8E9F #4E659F #604E9F
triadic
#4E659F #9F4E65 #659F4E
tetradic
#4E659F #9F4E8E #9F884E #4E9F60
square
#4E659F #9F4E8E #9F884E #4E9F60
split-complementary
#4E659F #9F604E #8E9F4E
monochromatic
#26314D #3A4B76 #4E659F #7185B9 #9AA9CD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.70
#4E659F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.69
#4E659F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E659F
5.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E659F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E659F | 1.00 | 5.70 | 3.69 | 5.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4F6AA1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#46639E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#2B717A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#676767
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e659f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 101, 159); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.096 266.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8490bb',
500: '#4e659f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e659f; $custom-light: #8490bb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e659f",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 101,
"b": 159
},
"hsl": {
"h": 222.963,
"s": 34.177,
"l": 46.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51492,
"c": 0.09641,
"h": 266.6
},
"luminance": 0.1343
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E659F
secondary
#BAAE8F
accent
#AB5ECA
background
#F8F8FB
surface
#EFF0F6
border
#CACBD0
text
#0B0C12
muted
#7C7D81