#4E497A#4E497A

#4E497A is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 43.3% C 0.080 H 287.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E497A
RGB	rgb(78, 73, 122)
HSL	hsl(246, 25%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(246, 40%, 48%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.1%, 40.2%, 0%, 52.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.54, 14.66, -27.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.54, 30.90, 298.33°)
OKLab	oklab(43.28% 0.0237 -0.0762)
OKLCH	oklch(43.28% 0.08 287.2)
XYZ	xyz(9.0363, 7.7897, 19.4360)
Luminance	0.0779 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E497A #757A49

analogous

#495C7A #4E497A #66497A

triadic

#4E497A #7A4E49 #497A4E

tetradic

#4E497A #7A495C #757A49 #497A66

square

#4E497A #7A495C #757A49 #497A66

split-complementary

#4E497A #7A6649 #5C7A49

monochromatic

#1D1B2D #363254 #4E497A #6760A0 #8B87B7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.21

#4E497A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.56

#4E497A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E497A

8.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E497A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E497A	1.00	8.21	2.56	8.21
#FFFFFF	8.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3A507C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#394E79

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#43525B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e497a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 73, 122);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.3% 0.080 287.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#817ba0',
    500: '#4e497a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e497a;
$custom-light: #817ba0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e497a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 122
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.122,
    "s": 25.128,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43278,
    "c": 0.07979,
    "h": 287.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.0779
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E497A

secondary

#9FA37C

accent

#C266B8

background

#F8F7F9

surface

#EFEEF2

border

#CAC9CC

text

#0A090F

muted

#7C7B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E497A

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

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