#4E70AB#4E70AB

#4E70AB is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.101 H 260.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E70AB
RGB	rgb(78, 112, 171)
HSL	hsl(218, 37%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(218, 54%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.4%, 34.5%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.17, 5.43, -35.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.17, 35.67, 278.76°)
OKLab	oklab(54.61% -0.0159 -0.0995)
OKLCH	oklch(54.61% 0.101 260.9)
XYZ	xyz(16.2842, 16.1471, 40.7788)
Luminance	0.1615 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E70AB #AB894E

analogous

#4E9FAB #4E70AB #5B4EAB

triadic

#4E70AB #AB4E70 #70AB4E

tetradic

#4E70AB #AB4E9F #AB894E #4EAB5B

square

#4E70AB #AB4E9F #AB894E #4EAB5B

split-complementary

#4E70AB #AB5B4E #9FAB4E

monochromatic

#283957 #3B5481 #4E70AB #7691C0 #A0B3D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.97

#4E70AB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.23

#4E70AB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E70AB

4.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E70AB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E70AB	1.00	4.97	4.23	4.97
#FFFFFF	4.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5875AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D6CAA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1A7D85

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e70ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 112, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.101 260.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8698c4',
    500: '#4e70ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e70ab;
$custom-light: #8698c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e70ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 112,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.065,
    "s": 37.349,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54612,
    "c": 0.10074,
    "h": 260.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.16148
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E70AB

secondary

#C1B094

accent

#A35ACD

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F8

border

#CBCCD1

text

#0C0D12

muted

#7D7E81

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E70AB

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

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