#4E4E8E#4E4E8E

#4E4E8E is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 45.5% C 0.103 H 281.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4E8E
RGB	rgb(78, 78, 142)
HSL	hsl(240, 29%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(240, 45%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.1%, 45.1%, 0%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.02, 17.54, -35.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.02, 39.67, 296.24°)
OKLab	oklab(45.53% 0.0205 -0.1006)
OKLCH	oklch(45.53% 0.103 281.5)
XYZ	xyz(10.7473, 9.0210, 26.7609)
Luminance	0.0902 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4E8E #8E8E4E

analogous

#4E6E8E #4E4E8E #6E4E8E

triadic

#4E4E8E #8E4E4E #4E8E4E

tetradic

#4E4E8E #8E4E6E #8E8E4E #4E8E6E

square

#4E4E8E #8E4E6E #8E8E4E #4E8E6E

split-complementary

#4E4E8E #8E6E4E #6E8E4E

monochromatic

#23233F #383866 #4E4E8E #6B6BAE #9393C4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.49

#4E4E8E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.80

#4E4E8E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4E8E

7.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4E8E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4E8E	1.00	7.49	2.80	7.49
#FFFFFF	7.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#365790

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#32528D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#395B67

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4e8e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 78, 142);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.5% 0.103 281.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#837faf',
    500: '#4e4e8e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4e8e;
$custom-light: #837faf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4e8e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 142
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 29.091,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4553,
    "c": 0.10271,
    "h": 281.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.09021
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4E8E

secondary

#B0B088

accent

#C562C5

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#EFEEF4

border

#CAC9CE

text

#0B0A10

muted

#7C7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4E8E

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

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