#4A4E79#4A4E79

#4A4E79 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 44.0% C 0.071 H 279.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4A4E79
RGB	rgb(74, 78, 121)
HSL	hsl(235, 24%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(235, 39%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(38.8%, 35.5%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.57, 9.91, -24.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.57, 26.88, 291.64°)
OKLab	oklab(43.97% 0.0111 -0.0699)
OKLCH	oklch(43.97% 0.071 279)
XYZ	xyz(8.9986, 8.2848, 19.2104)
Luminance	0.0828 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4A4E79 #79754A

analogous

#4A6579 #4A4E79 #5D4A79

triadic

#4A4E79 #794A4E #4E794A

tetradic

#4A4E79 #794A65 #79754A #4A795D

square

#4A4E79 #794A65 #79754A #4A795D

split-complementary

#4A4E79 #795D4A #65794A

monochromatic

#1C1D2D #333653 #4A4E79 #62679F #878BB6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.90

#4A4E79 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.66

#4A4E79 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4A4E79

7.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4A4E79	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4A4E79	1.00	7.90	2.66	7.90
#FFFFFF	7.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#40537B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D5078

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3D565E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4a4e79;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 78, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.0% 0.071 279.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7e7fa0',
    500: '#4a4e79',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4a4e79;
$custom-light: #7e7fa0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4a4e79",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 74,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.894,
    "s": 24.103,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43965,
    "c": 0.07075,
    "h": 279
  },
  "luminance": 0.08285
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4A4E79

secondary

#A29F7D

accent

#B967C1

background

#F7F7F9

surface

#EEEEF2

border

#C9C9CC

text

#0A0A0E

muted

#7C7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4A4E79

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

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