#4E4E79#4E4E79

#4E4E79 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 44.3% C 0.070 H 283.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4E79
RGB	rgb(78, 78, 121)
HSL	hsl(240, 22%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(240, 36%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.5%, 35.5%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.90, 11.14, -24.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.90, 26.86, 294.50°)
OKLab	oklab(44.3% 0.016 -0.0682)
OKLCH	oklch(44.3% 0.07 283.2)
XYZ	xyz(9.3165, 8.4487, 19.2253)
Luminance	0.0845 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4E79 #79794E

analogous

#4E6479 #4E4E79 #644E79

triadic

#4E4E79 #794E4E #4E794E

tetradic

#4E4E79 #794E64 #79794E #4E7964

square

#4E4E79 #794E64 #79794E #4E7964

split-complementary

#4E4E79 #79644E #64794E

monochromatic

#1E1E2F #363654 #4E4E79 #67679D #8C8CB5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.81

#4E4E79 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.69

#4E4E79 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4E79

7.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4E79	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4E79	1.00	7.81	2.69	7.81
#FFFFFF	7.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#41547B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F5178

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#43565E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4e79;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 78, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.3% 0.070 283.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#817fa0',
    500: '#4e4e79',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4e79;
$custom-light: #817fa0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4e79",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 21.608,
    "l": 39.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44303,
    "c": 0.07007,
    "h": 283.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08449
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4E79

secondary

#A2A281

accent

#BE6ABE

background

#F7F7F9

surface

#EEEEF2

border

#C9C9CC

text

#0A0A0E

muted

#7C7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4E79

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

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