#4E4E8D#4E4E8D

#4E4E8D is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 45.5% C 0.101 H 281.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4E8D
RGB	rgb(78, 78, 141)
HSL	hsl(240, 29%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(240, 45%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.7%, 44.7%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.97, 17.22, -35.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.97, 39.06, 296.16°)
OKLab	oklab(45.47% 0.0204 -0.0991)
OKLCH	oklch(45.47% 0.101 281.6)
XYZ	xyz(10.6726, 8.9911, 26.3672)
Luminance	0.0899 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4E8D #8D8D4E

analogous

#4E6D8D #4E4E8D #6D4E8D

triadic

#4E4E8D #8D4E4E #4E8D4E

tetradic

#4E4E8D #8D4E6D #8D8D4E #4E8D6D

square

#4E4E8D #8D4E6D #8D8D4E #4E8D6D

split-complementary

#4E4E8D #8D6D4E #6D8D4E

monochromatic

#22223E #383866 #4E4E8D #6B6BAD #9292C3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.50

#4E4E8D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.80

#4E4E8D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4E8D

7.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4E8D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4E8D	1.00	7.50	2.80	7.50
#FFFFFF	7.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#36578F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#33528C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3A5B66

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4e8d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 78, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.5% 0.101 281.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#837faf',
    500: '#4e4e8d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4e8d;
$custom-light: #837faf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4e8d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 28.767,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45467,
    "c": 0.10119,
    "h": 281.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08992
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4E8D

secondary

#AFAF87

accent

#C563C5

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#EFEEF4

border

#CAC9CE

text

#0B0A10

muted

#7C7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4E8D

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

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