#4E73AD#4E73AD

#4E73AD is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.169; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.100 H 259.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E73AD
RGB	rgb(78, 115, 173)
HSL	hsl(217, 38%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(217, 55%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.9%, 33.5%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.13, 4.25, -34.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.13, 35.16, 276.95°)
OKLab	oklab(55.39% -0.019 -0.0984)
OKLCH	oklch(55.39% 0.1 259.1)
XYZ	xyz(16.8129, 16.8970, 41.9025)
Luminance	0.1690 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E73AD #AD884E

analogous

#4EA3AD #4E73AD #594EAD

triadic

#4E73AD #AD4E73 #73AD4E

tetradic

#4E73AD #AD4EA3 #AD884E #4EAD59

square

#4E73AD #AD4EA3 #AD884E #4EAD59

split-complementary

#4E73AD #AD594E #A3AD4E

monochromatic

#283B59 #3B5783 #4E73AD #7794C2 #A1B5D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.79

#4E73AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.38

#4E73AD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E73AD

4.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E73AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E73AD	1.00	4.79	4.38	4.79
#FFFFFF	4.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5C77AF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#506EAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#168088

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e73ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 115, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.100 259.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#869bc5',
    500: '#4e73ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e73ad;
$custom-light: #869bc5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e73ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 115,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216.632,
    "s": 37.849,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55394,
    "c": 0.10024,
    "h": 259.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.16898
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E73AD

secondary

#C2B095

accent

#A15ACE

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F8

border

#CBCCD1

text

#0C0E13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E73AD

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

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