#4E5099#4E5099

#4E5099 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.116 H 279.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E5099
RGB	rgb(78, 80, 153)
HSL	hsl(238, 32%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(238, 49%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(49%, 47.7%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.22, 19.75, -40.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.22, 44.92, 296.08°)
OKLab	oklab(46.65% 0.0196 -0.1146)
OKLCH	oklch(46.65% 0.116 279.7)
XYZ	xyz(11.7586, 9.6563, 31.3751)
Luminance	0.0966 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E5099 #99974E

analogous

#4E7599 #4E5099 #714E99

triadic

#4E5099 #994E50 #50994E

tetradic

#4E5099 #994E75 #99974E #4E9971

square

#4E5099 #994E75 #99974E #4E9971

split-complementary

#4E5099 #99714E #75994E

monochromatic

#252648 #393B70 #4E5099 #6F71B5 #9799CA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.16

#4E5099 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.93

#4E5099 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E5099

7.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E5099	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E5099	1.00	7.16	2.93	7.16
#FFFFFF	7.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#315A9C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B5597

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#33606D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e5099;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 80, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.116 279.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8481b7',
    500: '#4e5099',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e5099;
$custom-light: #8481b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e5099",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.4,
    "s": 32.468,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46646,
    "c": 0.11625,
    "h": 279.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.09657
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E5099

secondary

#B7B68C

accent

#C65FC9

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#EFEEF6

border

#CAC9D0

text

#0B0A11

muted

#7C7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E5099

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

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