#4E508E#4E508E

#4E508E is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.093; OKLCH L 45.9% C 0.100 H 280.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E508E
RGB	rgb(78, 80, 142)
HSL	hsl(238, 29%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(238, 45%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.1%, 43.7%, 0%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.57, 16.25, -34.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.57, 38.33, 295.09°)
OKLab	oklab(45.95% 0.0179 -0.0981)
OKLCH	oklch(45.95% 0.1 280.3)
XYZ	xyz(10.8916, 9.3095, 26.8090)
Luminance	0.0931 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E508E #8E8C4E

analogous

#4E708E #4E508E #6C4E8E

triadic

#4E508E #8E4E50 #508E4E

tetradic

#4E508E #8E4E70 #8E8C4E #4E8E6C

square

#4E508E #8E4E70 #8E8C4E #4E8E6C

split-complementary

#4E508E #8E6C4E #708E4E

monochromatic

#23233F #383A66 #4E508E #6B6DAE #9394C4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.34

#4E508E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.86

#4E508E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E508E

7.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E508E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E508E	1.00	7.34	2.86	7.34
#FFFFFF	7.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#395890

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#35548D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#395D68

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e508e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 80, 142);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.9% 0.100 280.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8381af',
    500: '#4e508e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e508e;
$custom-light: #8381af;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e508e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 142
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.125,
    "s": 29.091,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45947,
    "c": 0.09969,
    "h": 280.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.0931
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E508E

secondary

#B0AF88

accent

#C262C5

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#EFEEF4

border

#CAC9CE

text

#0B0A10

muted

#7C7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E508E

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

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