#4E457E#4E457E

#4E457E is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 42.7% C 0.093 H 289.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E457E
RGB	rgb(78, 69, 126)
HSL	hsl(249, 29%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(249, 45%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(38.1%, 45.2%, 0%, 50.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.66, 18.44, -31.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.66, 36.13, 300.69°)
OKLab	oklab(42.68% 0.0303 -0.0875)
OKLCH	oklch(42.68% 0.093 289.1)
XYZ	xyz(9.0349, 7.3821, 20.6835)
Luminance	0.0738 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E457E #757E45

analogous

#45587E #4E457E #6A457E

triadic

#4E457E #7E4E45 #457E4E

tetradic

#4E457E #7E4558 #757E45 #457E6A

square

#4E457E #7E4558 #757E45 #457E6A

split-complementary

#4E457E #7E6A45 #587E45

monochromatic

#1D1A2F #362F56 #4E457E #675BA5 #8B83BB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.48

#4E457E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.48

#4E457E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E457E

8.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E457E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E457E	1.00	8.48	2.48	8.48
#FFFFFF	8.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#324E80

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#324B7D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#42505B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e457e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 69, 126);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.7% 0.093 289.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8278a4',
    500: '#4e457e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e457e;
$custom-light: #8278a4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e457e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 126
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 249.474,
    "s": 29.231,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42681,
    "c": 0.09259,
    "h": 289.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.07382
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E457E

secondary

#9FA679

accent

#C562B6

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#EFEDF4

border

#CAC8CE

text

#0B090F

muted

#7C7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E457E

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

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