#4E497E#4E497E

#4E497E is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.079; OKLCH L 43.5% C 0.086 H 286.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E497E
RGB	rgb(78, 73, 126)
HSL	hsl(246, 27%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(246, 42%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(38.1%, 42.1%, 0%, 50.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.75, 15.85, -29.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.75, 33.35, 298.38°)
OKLab	oklab(43.51% 0.0245 -0.0824)
OKLCH	oklch(43.51% 0.086 286.6)
XYZ	xyz(9.2893, 7.8909, 20.7683)
Luminance	0.0789 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E497E #797E49

analogous

#495F7E #4E497E #69497E

triadic

#4E497E #7E4E49 #497E4E

tetradic

#4E497E #7E495F #797E49 #497E69

square

#4E497E #7E495F #797E49 #497E69

split-complementary

#4E497E #7E6949 #5F7E49

monochromatic

#1E1C31 #363357 #4E497E #6761A3 #8C88BA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.15

#4E497E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.58

#4E497E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E497E

8.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E497E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E497E	1.00	8.15	2.58	8.15
#FFFFFF	8.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#385180

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#374E7D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#41535D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e497e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 73, 126);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.5% 0.086 286.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#827ba3',
    500: '#4e497e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e497e;
$custom-light: #827ba3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e497e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 126
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.66,
    "s": 26.633,
    "l": 39.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43511,
    "c": 0.08602,
    "h": 286.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.07891
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E497E

secondary

#A2A67D

accent

#C365BA

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#EFEEF4

border

#CAC9CE

text

#0A090F

muted

#7C7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E497E

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

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