#4E497C#4E497C

#4E497C is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 43.4% C 0.083 H 286.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E497C
RGB	rgb(78, 73, 124)
HSL	hsl(246, 26%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(246, 41%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.1%, 41.1%, 0%, 51.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.65, 15.26, -28.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.65, 32.13, 298.35°)
OKLab	oklab(43.39% 0.0241 -0.0793)
OKLCH	oklch(43.39% 0.083 286.9)
XYZ	xyz(9.1615, 7.8398, 20.0954)
Luminance	0.0784 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E497C #777C49

analogous

#495D7C #4E497C #67497C

triadic

#4E497C #7C4E49 #497C4E

tetradic

#4E497C #7C495D #777C49 #497C67

square

#4E497C #7C495D #777C49 #497C67

split-complementary

#4E497C #7C6749 #5D7C49

monochromatic

#1E1C2F #363255 #4E497C #6761A2 #8C87B8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.18

#4E497C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.57

#4E497C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E497C

8.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E497C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E497C	1.00	8.18	2.57	8.18
#FFFFFF	8.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#39507E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#384E7B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#42535C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e497c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 73, 124);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.4% 0.083 286.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#817ba2',
    500: '#4e497c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e497c;
$custom-light: #817ba2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e497c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 124
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.882,
    "s": 25.888,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43394,
    "c": 0.08291,
    "h": 286.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.0784
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E497C

secondary

#A1A47C

accent

#C266B9

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#EFEEF3

border

#CAC9CD

text

#0A090F

muted

#7C7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E497C

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

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