#4E486E#4E486E

#4E486E is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 42.4% C 0.063 H 290.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E486E
RGB	rgb(78, 72, 110)
HSL	hsl(249, 21%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(249, 35%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.1%, 34.5%, 0%, 56.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.66, 11.86, -21.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.66, 24.18, 299.37°)
OKLab	oklab(42.4% 0.0221 -0.0585)
OKLCH	oklch(42.4% 0.063 290.7)
XYZ	xyz(8.2730, 7.3801, 15.7375)
Luminance	0.0738 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E486E #686E48

analogous

#48556E #4E486E #61486E

triadic

#4E486E #6E4E48 #486E4E

tetradic

#4E486E #6E4855 #686E48 #486E61

square

#4E486E #6E4855 #686E48 #486E61

split-complementary

#4E486E #6E6148 #556E48

monochromatic

#1A1824 #343049 #4E486E #686093 #8A83AE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.48

#4E486E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.48

#4E486E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E486E

8.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E486E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E486E	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)

#3E4D70

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3E4C6D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#474F56

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e486e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 72, 110);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.4% 0.063 290.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#807b97',
    500: '#4e486e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e486e;
$custom-light: #807b97;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e486e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 110
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 249.474,
    "s": 20.879,
    "l": 35.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42404,
    "c": 0.06255,
    "h": 290.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.0738
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E486E

secondary

#959A78

accent

#BD6AB0

background

#F7F7F9

surface

#EEEDF2

border

#C9C8CC

text

#0A090D

muted

#7C7B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E486E

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

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