#4E497D#4E497D

#4E497D is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.079; OKLCH L 43.5% C 0.084 H 286.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E497D
RGB	rgb(78, 73, 125)
HSL	hsl(246, 26%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(246, 42%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.6%, 41.6%, 0%, 51%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.70, 15.55, -28.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.70, 32.74, 298.37°)
OKLab	oklab(43.45% 0.0243 -0.0809)
OKLCH	oklch(43.45% 0.084 286.7)
XYZ	xyz(9.2251, 7.8652, 20.4301)
Luminance	0.0786 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E497D #787D49

analogous

#495E7D #4E497D #68497D

triadic

#4E497D #7D4E49 #497D4E

tetradic

#4E497D #7D495E #787D49 #497D68

square

#4E497D #7D495E #787D49 #497D68

split-complementary

#4E497D #7D6849 #5E7D49

monochromatic

#1E1C30 #363256 #4E497D #6761A3 #8C87B9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.16

#4E497D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.57

#4E497D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E497D

8.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E497D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E497D	1.00	8.16	2.57	8.16
#FFFFFF	8.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#38517F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#374E7C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#42535D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e497d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 73, 125);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.5% 0.084 286.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#827ba3',
    500: '#4e497d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e497d;
$custom-light: #827ba3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e497d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 125
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.769,
    "s": 26.263,
    "l": 38.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43452,
    "c": 0.08446,
    "h": 286.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.07865
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E497D

secondary

#A1A57D

accent

#C365BA

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#EFEEF3

border

#CAC9CD

text

#0A090F

muted

#7C7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E497D

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

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