#4E487B#4E487B

#4E487B is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.077; OKLCH L 43.1% C 0.083 H 287.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E487B
RGB	rgb(78, 72, 123)
HSL	hsl(247, 26%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(247, 41%, 48%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.6%, 41.5%, 0%, 51.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.32, 15.61, -28.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.32, 32.21, 298.99°)
OKLab	oklab(43.12% 0.0254 -0.079)
OKLCH	oklch(43.12% 0.083 287.8)
XYZ	xyz(9.0334, 7.6842, 19.7423)
Luminance	0.0768 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E487B #757B48

analogous

#485B7B #4E487B #67487B

triadic

#4E487B #7B4E48 #487B4E

tetradic

#4E487B #7B485B #757B48 #487B67

square

#4E487B #7B485B #757B48 #487B67

split-complementary

#4E487B #7B6748 #5B7B48

monochromatic

#1D1B2E #363154 #4E487B #675FA1 #8B86B8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.28

#4E487B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.54

#4E487B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E487B

8.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E487B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E487B	1.00	8.28	2.54	8.28
#FFFFFF	8.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#38507D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#374D7A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#42525B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e487b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 72, 123);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.1% 0.083 287.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#817ba1',
    500: '#4e487b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e487b;
$custom-light: #817ba1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e487b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 123
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 247.059,
    "s": 26.154,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43124,
    "c": 0.08301,
    "h": 287.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.07684
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E487B

secondary

#9FA47B

accent

#C365B8

background

#F8F7F9

surface

#EFEDF2

border

#CAC8CC

text

#0A090F

muted

#7C7B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E487B

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

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