#4E5089#4E5089

#4E5089 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.092 H 280.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E5089
RGB	rgb(78, 80, 137)
HSL	hsl(238, 27%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(238, 43%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(43.1%, 41.6%, 0%, 46.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.30, 14.69, -32.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.30, 35.30, 294.59°)
OKLab	oklab(45.65% 0.0169 -0.0905)
OKLCH	oklch(45.65% 0.092 280.6)
XYZ	xyz(10.5246, 9.1627, 24.8761)
Luminance	0.0916 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E5089 #89874E

analogous

#4E6E89 #4E5089 #6A4E89

triadic

#4E5089 #894E50 #50894E

tetradic

#4E5089 #894E6E #89874E #4E896A

square

#4E5089 #894E6E #89874E #4E896A

split-complementary

#4E5089 #896A4E #6E894E

monochromatic

#22223B #383962 #4E5089 #6A6CAA #9193C0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.41

#4E5089 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.83

#4E5089 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E5089

7.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E5089	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E5089	1.00	7.41	2.83	7.41
#FFFFFF	7.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.83	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3C588B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#385388

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3C5B66

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e5089;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 80, 137);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.092 280.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8281ac',
    500: '#4e5089',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e5089;
$custom-light: #8281ac;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e5089",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 137
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.966,
    "s": 27.442,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45645,
    "c": 0.09202,
    "h": 280.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.09163
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E5089

secondary

#ADAC86

accent

#C164C4

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#EFEEF4

border

#CAC9CE

text

#0B0A10

muted

#7C7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E5089

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

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