#4E4E8C#4E4E8C

#4E4E8C is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 45.4% C 0.100 H 281.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4E8C
RGB	rgb(78, 78, 140)
HSL	hsl(240, 28%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(240, 44%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.3%, 44.3%, 0%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.91, 16.91, -34.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.91, 38.46, 296.08°)
OKLab	oklab(45.41% 0.0202 -0.0976)
OKLCH	oklch(45.41% 0.1 281.7)
XYZ	xyz(10.5985, 8.9615, 25.9772)
Luminance	0.0896 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4E8C #8C8C4E

analogous

#4E6D8C #4E4E8C #6D4E8C

triadic

#4E4E8C #8C4E4E #4E8C4E

tetradic

#4E4E8C #8C4E6D #8C8C4E #4E8C6D

square

#4E4E8C #8C4E6D #8C8C4E #4E8C6D

split-complementary

#4E4E8C #8C6D4E #6D8C4E

monochromatic

#22223D #383865 #4E4E8C #6B6BAC #9292C2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.52

#4E4E8C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.79

#4E4E8C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4E8C

7.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4E8C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4E8C	1.00	7.52	2.79	7.52
#FFFFFF	7.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#37578E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#34528B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3A5B66

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4e8c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 78, 140);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.4% 0.100 281.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#837fae',
    500: '#4e4e8c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4e8c;
$custom-light: #837fae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4e8c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 140
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 28.44,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45405,
    "c": 0.09967,
    "h": 281.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08962
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4E8C

secondary

#AFAF87

accent

#C563C5

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#EFEEF4

border

#CAC9CE

text

#0B0A10

muted

#7C7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4E8C

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

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