#4E457C#4E457C

#4E457C is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 42.6% C 0.090 H 289.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E457C
RGB	rgb(78, 69, 124)
HSL	hsl(250, 28%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(250, 44%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.1%, 44.4%, 0%, 51.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.55, 17.85, -30.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.55, 34.91, 300.75°)
OKLab	oklab(42.56% 0.03 -0.0844)
OKLCH	oklch(42.56% 0.09 289.5)
XYZ	xyz(8.9071, 7.3309, 20.0106)
Luminance	0.0733 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E457C #737C45

analogous

#45577C #4E457C #69457C

triadic

#4E457C #7C4E45 #457C4E

tetradic

#4E457C #7C4557 #737C45 #457C69

square

#4E457C #7C4557 #737C45 #457C69

split-complementary

#4E457C #7C6945 #577C45

monochromatic

#1D192D #352F55 #4E457C #675BA3 #8B82B9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.52

#4E457C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.47

#4E457C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E457C

8.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E457C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E457C	1.00	8.52	2.47	8.52
#FFFFFF	8.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#334E7E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#334B7B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#424F5A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e457c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 69, 124);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.6% 0.090 289.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8278a2',
    500: '#4e457c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e457c;
$custom-light: #8278a2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e457c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 124
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 249.818,
    "s": 28.497,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42559,
    "c": 0.08954,
    "h": 289.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.07331
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E457C

secondary

#9EA578

accent

#C563B5

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#EFEDF3

border

#CAC8CD

text

#0A090F

muted

#7C7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E457C

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

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