#4E70C0#4E70C0

#4E70C0 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.130 H 265.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E70C0
RGB	rgb(78, 112, 192)
HSL	hsl(222, 48%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(222, 59%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.4%, 41.7%, 0%, 24.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.28, 12.44, -45.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.28, 47.35, 285.23°)
OKLab	oklab(55.83% -0.0111 -0.1299)
OKLCH	oklch(55.83% 0.13 265.1)
XYZ	xyz(18.4472, 17.0123, 52.1705)
Luminance	0.1701 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E70C0 #C09E4E

analogous

#4EA9C0 #4E70C0 #654EC0

triadic

#4E70C0 #C04E70 #70C04E

tetradic

#4E70C0 #C04EA9 #C09E4E #4EC065

square

#4E70C0 #C04EA9 #C09E4E #4EC065

split-complementary

#4E70C0 #C0654E #A9C04E

monochromatic

#273C6D #37549A #4E70C0 #7B94D0 #A8B9E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.77

#4E70C0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.40

#4E70C0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E70C0

4.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E70C0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E70C0	1.00	4.77	4.40	4.77
#FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D78C3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D6EBE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00828E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e70c0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 112, 192);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.130 265.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8998d3',
    500: '#4e70c0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e70c0;
$custom-light: #8998d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e70c0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 112,
    "b": 192
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 222.105,
    "s": 47.5,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55832,
    "c": 0.13041,
    "h": 265.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.17014
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E70C0

secondary

#CEBF9C

accent

#AF51D7

background

#F8F9FD

surface

#F0F2FA

border

#CBCCD3

text

#0C0D14

muted

#7D7E83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E70C0

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

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