#4E5085#4E5085

#4E5085 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 45.4% C 0.086 H 280.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E5085
RGB	rgb(78, 80, 133)
HSL	hsl(238, 26%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(238, 41%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.4%, 39.8%, 0%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.08, 13.45, -29.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.08, 32.87, 294.16°)
OKLab	oklab(45.41% 0.016 -0.0843)
OKLCH	oklch(45.41% 0.086 280.8)
XYZ	xyz(10.2430, 9.0501, 23.3929)
Luminance	0.0905 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E5085 #85834E

analogous

#4E6C85 #4E5085 #684E85

triadic

#4E5085 #854E50 #50854E

tetradic

#4E5085 #854E6C #85834E #4E8568

square

#4E5085 #854E6C #85834E #4E8568

split-complementary

#4E5085 #85684E #6C854E

monochromatic

#212238 #37395E #4E5085 #696BA7 #9091BE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.47

#4E5085 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.81

#4E5085 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E5085

7.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E5085	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E5085	1.00	7.47	2.81	7.47
#FFFFFF	7.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3E5787

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B5384

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3E5A64

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e5085;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 80, 133);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.4% 0.086 280.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8281a9',
    500: '#4e5085',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e5085;
$custom-light: #8281a9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e5085",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 133
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.818,
    "s": 26.066,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4541,
    "c": 0.08583,
    "h": 280.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.0905
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E5085

secondary

#AAA984

accent

#BF65C2

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#EFEEF4

border

#CAC9CE

text

#0B0A10

muted

#7C7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E5085

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

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