#4E4979#4E4979

#4E4979 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 43.2% C 0.078 H 287.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4979
RGB	rgb(78, 73, 121)
HSL	hsl(246, 25%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(246, 40%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.5%, 39.7%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.49, 14.37, -26.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.49, 30.28, 298.33°)
OKLab	oklab(43.22% 0.0234 -0.0746)
OKLCH	oklch(43.22% 0.078 287.4)
XYZ	xyz(8.9747, 7.7650, 19.1114)
Luminance	0.0776 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4979 #747949

analogous

#495C79 #4E4979 #664979

triadic

#4E4979 #794E49 #49794E

tetradic

#4E4979 #79495C #747949 #497966

square

#4E4979 #79495C #747949 #497966

split-complementary

#4E4979 #796649 #5C7949

monochromatic

#1D1B2D #353253 #4E4979 #67609F #8B86B6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.23

#4E4979 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.55

#4E4979 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4979

8.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4979	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4979	1.00	8.23	2.55	8.23
#FFFFFF	8.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3A507B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A4E78

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#43525B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4979;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 73, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.2% 0.078 287.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#817ba0',
    500: '#4e4979',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4979;
$custom-light: #817ba0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4979",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.25,
    "s": 24.742,
    "l": 38.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43221,
    "c": 0.07823,
    "h": 287.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.07765
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4979

secondary

#9EA27B

accent

#C167B8

background

#F8F7F9

surface

#EFEEF2

border

#CAC9CC

text

#0A090E

muted

#7C7B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4979

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

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