#4E6998#4E6998

#4E6998 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.081 H 261.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E6998
RGB	rgb(78, 105, 152)
HSL	hsl(218, 32%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(218, 49%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(48.7%, 30.9%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.22, 3.61, -28.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.22, 28.92, 277.18°)
OKLab	oklab(52.01% -0.0126 -0.0805)
OKLCH	oklch(52.01% 0.081 261.1)
XYZ	xyz(13.8591, 13.9889, 31.6695)
Luminance	0.1399 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E6998 #987D4E

analogous

#4E8E98 #4E6998 #584E98

triadic

#4E6998 #984E69 #69984E

tetradic

#4E6998 #984E8E #987D4E #4E9858

square

#4E6998 #984E8E #987D4E #4E9858

split-complementary

#4E6998 #98584E #8E984E

monochromatic

#243147 #394D70 #4E6998 #6E88B5 #97A9CA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.53

#4E6998 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.80

#4E6998 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E6998

5.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E6998	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E6998	1.00	5.53	3.80	5.53
#FFFFFF	5.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#576C9A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F6597

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2F737A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e6998;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 105, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.081 261.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8493b6',
    500: '#4e6998',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e6998;
$custom-light: #8493b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e6998",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 105,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.108,
    "s": 32.174,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52012,
    "c": 0.08145,
    "h": 261.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1399
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E6998

secondary

#B6A78C

accent

#A25FC8

background

#F8F9FB

surface

#EFF1F6

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0D11

muted

#7C7E80

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E6998

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

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