#4E5079#4E5079

#4E5079 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 44.7% C 0.067 H 281.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E5079
RGB	rgb(78, 80, 121)
HSL	hsl(237, 22%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(237, 36%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.5%, 33.9%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.47, 9.85, -23.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.47, 25.53, 292.71°)
OKLab	oklab(44.74% 0.013 -0.0656)
OKLCH	oklch(44.74% 0.067 281.2)
XYZ	xyz(9.4608, 8.7372, 19.2734)
Luminance	0.0874 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E5079 #79774E

analogous

#4E6679 #4E5079 #624E79

triadic

#4E5079 #794E50 #50794E

tetradic

#4E5079 #794E66 #79774E #4E7962

square

#4E5079 #794E66 #79774E #4E7962

split-complementary

#4E5079 #79624E #66794E

monochromatic

#1E1F2F #363754 #4E5079 #676A9D #8C8EB5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.64

#4E5079 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.75

#4E5079 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E5079

7.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E5079	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E5079	1.00	7.64	2.75	7.64
#FFFFFF	7.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#43557B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#415278

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#43585F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e5079;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 80, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.7% 0.067 281.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8181a0',
    500: '#4e5079',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e5079;
$custom-light: #8181a0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e5079",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.209,
    "s": 21.608,
    "l": 39.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44744,
    "c": 0.06692,
    "h": 281.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08737
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E5079

secondary

#A2A081

accent

#BA6ABE

background

#F7F7F9

surface

#EEEEF2

border

#C9C9CC

text

#0A0A0E

muted

#7C7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E5079

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

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