#4E496E#4E496E

#4E496E is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 42.6% C 0.061 H 289.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E496E
RGB	rgb(78, 73, 110)
HSL	hsl(248, 20%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(248, 34%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.1%, 33.6%, 0%, 56.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.94, 11.21, -20.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.94, 23.48, 298.53°)
OKLab	oklab(42.62% 0.0206 -0.0572)
OKLCH	oklch(42.62% 0.061 289.8)
XYZ	xyz(8.3382, 7.5104, 15.7592)
Luminance	0.0751 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E496E #696E49

analogous

#49566E #4E496E #60496E

triadic

#4E496E #6E4E49 #496E4E

tetradic

#4E496E #6E4956 #696E49 #496E60

square

#4E496E #6E4956 #696E49 #496E60

split-complementary

#4E496E #6E6049 #566E49

monochromatic

#1A1824 #343149 #4E496E #686193 #8A84AD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.39

#4E496E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.50

#4E496E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E496E

8.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E496E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E496E	1.00	8.39	2.50	8.39
#FFFFFF	8.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3F4E70

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F4D6D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#474F56

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e496e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 73, 110);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.6% 0.061 289.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#807b97',
    500: '#4e496e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e496e;
$custom-light: #807b97;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e496e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 110
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 248.108,
    "s": 20.219,
    "l": 35.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42622,
    "c": 0.06081,
    "h": 289.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.07511
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E496E

secondary

#969A79

accent

#BD6BB2

background

#F7F7F9

surface

#EEEEF2

border

#C9C9CC

text

#0A090D

muted

#7C7B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E496E

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

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