#4E73AE#4E73AE

#4E73AE is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.169; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.102 H 259.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E73AE
RGB	rgb(78, 115, 174)
HSL	hsl(217, 38%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(217, 55%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.2%, 33.9%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.18, 4.58, -35.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.18, 35.71, 277.37°)
OKLab	oklab(55.45% -0.0187 -0.0999)
OKLCH	oklch(55.45% 0.102 259.4)
XYZ	xyz(16.9100, 16.9358, 42.4140)
Luminance	0.1694 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E73AE #AE894E

analogous

#4EA3AE #4E73AE #594EAE

triadic

#4E73AE #AE4E73 #73AE4E

tetradic

#4E73AE #AE4EA3 #AE894E #4EAE59

square

#4E73AE #AE4EA3 #AE894E #4EAE59

split-complementary

#4E73AE #AE594E #A3AE4E

monochromatic

#283B59 #3B5784 #4E73AE #7794C2 #A1B5D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.79

#4E73AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.39

#4E73AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E73AE

4.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E73AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E73AE	1.00	4.79	4.39	4.79
#FFFFFF	4.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B77B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F6EAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#148088

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e73ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 115, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.102 259.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#869bc6',
    500: '#4e73ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e73ae;
$custom-light: #869bc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e73ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 115,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216.875,
    "s": 38.095,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55449,
    "c": 0.10164,
    "h": 259.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.16937
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E73AE

secondary

#C2B196

accent

#A15ACE

background

#F8F9FC

surface

#F0F2F8

border

#CBCCD1

text

#0C0E13

muted

#7D7E82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E73AE

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

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