#4E4E78#4E4E78

#4E4E78 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 44.2% C 0.068 H 283.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4E78
RGB	rgb(78, 78, 120)
HSL	hsl(240, 21%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(240, 35%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(35%, 35%, 0%, 52.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.85, 10.85, -23.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.85, 26.24, 294.41°)
OKLab	oklab(44.25% 0.0157 -0.0667)
OKLCH	oklch(44.25% 0.068 283.2)
XYZ	xyz(9.2555, 8.4243, 18.9040)
Luminance	0.0843 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4E78 #78784E

analogous

#4E6378 #4E4E78 #634E78

triadic

#4E4E78 #784E4E #4E784E

tetradic

#4E4E78 #784E63 #78784E #4E7863

square

#4E4E78 #784E63 #78784E #4E7863

split-complementary

#4E4E78 #78634E #63784E

monochromatic

#1E1E2E #363653 #4E4E78 #67679C #8C8CB4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.82

#4E4E78 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.69

#4E4E78 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4E78

7.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4E78	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4E78	1.00	7.82	2.69	7.82
#FFFFFF	7.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#41537A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#405177

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#43565D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4e78;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 78, 120);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.2% 0.068 283.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#817f9f',
    500: '#4e4e78',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4e78;
$custom-light: #817f9f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4e78",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 120
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 21.212,
    "l": 38.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44249,
    "c": 0.06848,
    "h": 283.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08425
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4E78

secondary

#A1A181

accent

#BE6ABE

background

#F7F7F9

surface

#EEEEF2

border

#C9C9CC

text

#0A0A0E

muted

#7C7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4E78

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

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