#4E508D#4E508D

#4E508D is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.093; OKLCH L 45.9% C 0.098 H 280.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E508D
RGB	rgb(78, 80, 141)
HSL	hsl(238, 29%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(238, 45%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.7%, 43.3%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.52, 15.93, -34.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.52, 37.72, 294.99°)
OKLab	oklab(45.89% 0.0177 -0.0966)
OKLCH	oklch(45.89% 0.098 280.4)
XYZ	xyz(10.8168, 9.2796, 26.4153)
Luminance	0.0928 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E508D #8D8B4E

analogous

#4E6F8D #4E508D #6B4E8D

triadic

#4E508D #8D4E50 #508D4E

tetradic

#4E508D #8D4E6F #8D8B4E #4E8D6B

square

#4E508D #8D4E6F #8D8B4E #4E8D6B

split-complementary

#4E508D #8D6B4E #6F8D4E

monochromatic

#22233E #383A66 #4E508D #6B6DAD #9294C3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.35

#4E508D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.86

#4E508D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E508D

7.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E508D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E508D	1.00	7.35	2.86	7.35
#FFFFFF	7.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#39588F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#36548C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3A5C67

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e508d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 80, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.9% 0.098 280.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8381ae',
    500: '#4e508d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e508d;
$custom-light: #8381ae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e508d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.095,
    "s": 28.767,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45886,
    "c": 0.09816,
    "h": 280.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.0928
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E508D

secondary

#AFAE87

accent

#C263C5

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#EFEEF4

border

#CAC9CE

text

#0B0A10

muted

#7C7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E508D

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

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