#4E5080#4E5080

#4E5080 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 45.1% C 0.078 H 281.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E5080
RGB	rgb(78, 80, 128)
HSL	hsl(238, 24%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(238, 39%, 50%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.1%, 37.5%, 0%, 49.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.82, 11.93, -27.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.82, 29.82, 293.59°)
OKLab	oklab(45.13% 0.0148 -0.0766)
OKLCH	oklch(45.13% 0.078 281)
XYZ	xyz(9.9057, 8.9152, 21.6168)
Luminance	0.0892 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E5080 #807E4E

analogous

#4E6980 #4E5080 #654E80

triadic

#4E5080 #804E50 #50804E

tetradic

#4E5080 #804E69 #807E4E #4E8065

square

#4E5080 #804E69 #807E4E #4E8065

split-complementary

#4E5080 #80654E #69804E

monochromatic

#202034 #37385A #4E5080 #686AA3 #8E90BA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.55

#4E5080 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.78

#4E5080 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E5080

7.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E5080	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E5080	1.00	7.55	2.78	7.55
#FFFFFF	7.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#405682

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3E537F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#405962

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e5080;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 80, 128);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.1% 0.078 281.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8281a5',
    500: '#4e5080',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e5080;
$custom-light: #8281a5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e5080",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 128
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.6,
    "s": 24.272,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45125,
    "c": 0.078,
    "h": 281
  },
  "luminance": 0.08916
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E5080

secondary

#A7A583

accent

#BD67C1

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#EFEEF4

border

#CAC9CE

text

#0A0A0F

muted

#7C7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E5080

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

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