#4E509A#4E509A

#4E509A is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 46.7% C 0.118 H 279.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E509A
RGB	rgb(78, 80, 154)
HSL	hsl(238, 33%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(238, 49%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(49.4%, 48.1%, 0%, 39.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.28, 20.07, -40.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.28, 45.51, 296.17°)
OKLab	oklab(46.71% 0.0197 -0.1161)
OKLCH	oklch(46.71% 0.118 279.6)
XYZ	xyz(11.8415, 9.6895, 31.8119)
Luminance	0.0969 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E509A #9A984E

analogous

#4E769A #4E509A #724E9A

triadic

#4E509A #9A4E50 #509A4E

tetradic

#4E509A #9A4E76 #9A984E #4E9A72

square

#4E509A #9A4E76 #9A984E #4E9A72

split-complementary

#4E509A #9A724E #769A4E

monochromatic

#252649 #393B71 #4E509A #6F71B6 #9899CB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.15

#4E509A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.94

#4E509A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E509A

7.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E509A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E509A	1.00	7.15	2.94	7.15
#FFFFFF	7.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.94	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#305B9D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A5598

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#32606D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e509a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 80, 154);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.7% 0.118 279.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8581b8',
    500: '#4e509a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e509a;
$custom-light: #8581b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e509a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 154
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.421,
    "s": 32.759,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46712,
    "c": 0.11773,
    "h": 279.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.0969
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E509A

secondary

#B7B68D

accent

#C65FC9

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#F0EEF6

border

#CBC9D0

text

#0B0A11

muted

#7C7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E509A

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

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