#4E4E73#4E4E73

#4E4E73 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 44.0% C 0.060 H 283.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4E73
RGB	rgb(78, 78, 115)
HSL	hsl(240, 19%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(240, 32%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.2%, 32.2%, 0%, 54.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.61, 9.40, -21.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.61, 23.16, 293.96°)
OKLab	oklab(43.99% 0.0143 -0.0588)
OKLCH	oklch(43.99% 0.06 283.6)
XYZ	xyz(8.9600, 8.3060, 17.3475)
Luminance	0.0831 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4E73 #73734E

analogous

#4E6073 #4E4E73 #604E73

triadic

#4E4E73 #734E4E #4E734E

tetradic

#4E4E73 #734E60 #73734E #4E7360

square

#4E4E73 #734E60 #73734E #4E7360

split-complementary

#4E4E73 #73604E #60734E

monochromatic

#1D1D2A #35354F #4E4E73 #676797 #8B8BB0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.89

#4E4E73 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.66

#4E4E73 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4E73

7.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4E73	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4E73	1.00	7.89	2.66	7.89
#FFFFFF	7.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#435375

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#425072

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#45555B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4e73;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 78, 115);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.0% 0.060 283.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#807f9b',
    500: '#4e4e73',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4e73;
$custom-light: #807f9b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4e73",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 115
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 19.171,
    "l": 37.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43986,
    "c": 0.06049,
    "h": 283.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08306
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4E73

secondary

#9E9E7F

accent

#BC6CBC

background

#F7F7F9

surface

#EEEEF2

border

#C9C9CC

text

#0A0A0E

muted

#7C7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4E73

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

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