#4E4779#4E4779

#4E4779 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 42.8% C 0.082 H 288.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4779
RGB	rgb(78, 71, 121)
HSL	hsl(248, 26%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(248, 41%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.5%, 41.3%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.93, 15.67, -27.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.93, 31.67, 299.64°)
OKLab	oklab(42.8% 0.0264 -0.0772)
OKLCH	oklch(42.8% 0.082 288.9)
XYZ	xyz(8.8454, 7.5064, 19.0683)
Luminance	0.0751 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4779 #727947

analogous

#475979 #4E4779 #674779

triadic

#4E4779 #794E47 #47794E

tetradic

#4E4779 #794759 #727947 #477967

square

#4E4779 #794759 #727947 #477967

split-complementary

#4E4779 #796747 #597947

monochromatic

#1C1A2C #353052 #4E4779 #675EA0 #8B84B7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.40

#4E4779 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.50

#4E4779 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4779

8.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4779	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4779	1.00	8.40	2.50	8.40
#FFFFFF	8.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#374F7B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#374C78

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#43505A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4779;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 71, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.8% 0.082 288.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#817aa0',
    500: '#4e4779',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4779;
$custom-light: #817aa0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4779",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 248.4,
    "s": 26.042,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42797,
    "c": 0.08156,
    "h": 288.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.07507
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4779

secondary

#9DA379

accent

#C265B5

background

#F8F7F9

surface

#EFEDF2

border

#CAC8CC

text

#0A090E

muted

#7C7B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4779

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

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