#4E6CAE#4E6CAE

#4E6CAE is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.110 H 264.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E6CAE
RGB	rgb(78, 108, 174)
HSL	hsl(221, 38%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(221, 55%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.2%, 37.9%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.18, 8.89, -38.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.18, 39.58, 282.98°)
OKLab	oklab(53.89% -0.0105 -0.1092)
OKLCH	oklch(53.89% 0.11 264.5)
XYZ	xyz(16.1419, 15.3996, 42.1580)
Luminance	0.1540 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E6CAE #AE904E

analogous

#4E9CAE #4E6CAE #604EAE

triadic

#4E6CAE #AE4E6C #6CAE4E

tetradic

#4E6CAE #AE4E9C #AE904E #4EAE60

square

#4E6CAE #AE4E9C #AE904E #4EAE60

split-complementary

#4E6CAE #AE604E #9CAE4E

monochromatic

#283859 #3B5284 #4E6CAE #778FC2 #A1B2D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.15

#4E6CAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.08

#4E6CAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E6CAE

5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E6CAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E6CAE	1.00	5.15	4.08	5.15
#FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5172B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4669AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#177A85

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e6cae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 108, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.110 264.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8695c6',
    500: '#4e6cae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e6cae;
$custom-light: #8695c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e6cae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 108,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 221.25,
    "s": 38.095,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53894,
    "c": 0.10966,
    "h": 264.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15401
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E6CAE

secondary

#C2B496

accent

#AA5ACE

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F1F8

border

#CBCBD1

text

#0C0D13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E6CAE

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

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