#4E507E#4E507E

#4E507E is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 45.0% C 0.075 H 281.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E507E
RGB	rgb(78, 80, 126)
HSL	hsl(238, 24%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(238, 38%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(38.1%, 36.5%, 0%, 50.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.72, 11.33, -26.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.72, 28.60, 293.35°)
OKLab	oklab(45.01% 0.0143 -0.0735)
OKLCH	oklch(45.01% 0.075 281)
XYZ	xyz(9.7754, 8.8630, 20.9303)
Luminance	0.0886 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E507E #7E7C4E

analogous

#4E687E #4E507E #644E7E

triadic

#4E507E #7E4E50 #507E4E

tetradic

#4E507E #7E4E68 #7E7C4E #4E7E64

square

#4E507E #7E4E68 #7E7C4E #4E7E64

split-complementary

#4E507E #7E644E #687E4E

monochromatic

#1F2032 #373858 #4E507E #686AA1 #8E8FB9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.57

#4E507E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.77

#4E507E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E507E

7.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E507E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E507E	1.00	7.57	2.77	7.57
#FFFFFF	7.57	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.57	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#415680

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3F527D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#415961

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e507e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 80, 126);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.0% 0.075 281.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8181a3',
    500: '#4e507e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e507e;
$custom-light: #8181a3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e507e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 126
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.5,
    "s": 23.529,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45014,
    "c": 0.07485,
    "h": 281
  },
  "luminance": 0.08863
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E507E

secondary

#A6A482

accent

#BC68C0

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#EFEEF4

border

#CAC9CE

text

#0A0A0F

muted

#7C7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E507E

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

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