#4E6997#4E6997

#4E6997 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.080 H 260.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E6997
RGB	rgb(78, 105, 151)
HSL	hsl(218, 32%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(218, 48%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.3%, 30.5%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.17, 3.30, -28.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.17, 28.36, 276.68°)
OKLab	oklab(51.96% -0.0129 -0.079)
OKLCH	oklch(51.96% 0.08 260.7)
XYZ	xyz(13.7775, 13.9563, 31.2400)
Luminance	0.1396 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E6997 #977C4E

analogous

#4E8E97 #4E6997 #574E97

triadic

#4E6997 #974E69 #69974E

tetradic

#4E6997 #974E8E #977C4E #4E9757

square

#4E6997 #974E8E #977C4E #4E9757

split-complementary

#4E6997 #97574E #8E974E

monochromatic

#243146 #394D6F #4E6997 #6E88B4 #96A9C9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.54

#4E6997 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.79

#4E6997 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E6997

5.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E6997	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E6997	1.00	5.54	3.79	5.54
#FFFFFF	5.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#586C99

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F6596

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#307379

Achromatopsia (no color)

#686868

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e6997;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 105, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.080 260.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8393b6',
    500: '#4e6997',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e6997;
$custom-light: #8393b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e6997",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 105,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.808,
    "s": 31.878,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5196,
    "c": 0.08,
    "h": 260.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.13957
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E6997

secondary

#B6A68B

accent

#A160C8

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF1F6

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0D11

muted

#7C7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E6997

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

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