#4E497B#4E497B

#4E497B is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 43.3% C 0.081 H 287.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E497B
RGB	rgb(78, 73, 123)
HSL	hsl(246, 26%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(246, 41%, 48%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.6%, 40.7%, 0%, 51.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.59, 14.96, -27.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.59, 31.51, 298.34°)
OKLab	oklab(43.34% 0.0239 -0.0778)
OKLCH	oklch(43.34% 0.081 287.1)
XYZ	xyz(9.0986, 7.8146, 19.7640)
Luminance	0.0781 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E497B #767B49

analogous

#495D7B #4E497B #67497B

triadic

#4E497B #7B4E49 #497B4E

tetradic

#4E497B #7B495D #767B49 #497B67

square

#4E497B #7B495D #767B49 #497B67

split-complementary

#4E497B #7B6749 #5D7B49

monochromatic

#1D1B2E #363255 #4E497B #6760A1 #8C87B8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.19

#4E497B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.56

#4E497B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E497B

8.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E497B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E497B	1.00	8.19	2.56	8.19
#FFFFFF	8.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#39507D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#384E7A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#42525C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e497b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 73, 123);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.3% 0.081 287.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#817ba1',
    500: '#4e497b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e497b;
$custom-light: #817ba1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e497b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 123
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246,
    "s": 25.51,
    "l": 38.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43336,
    "c": 0.08135,
    "h": 287.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.07815
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E497B

secondary

#A0A47C

accent

#C266B9

background

#F8F7F9

surface

#EFEEF2

border

#CAC9CC

text

#0A090F

muted

#7C7B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E497B

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

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