#4E509C#4E509C

#4E509C is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 46.8% C 0.121 H 279.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E509C
RGB	rgb(78, 80, 156)
HSL	hsl(238, 33%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(238, 50%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(50%, 48.7%, 0%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.40, 20.72, -41.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.40, 46.70, 296.33°)
OKLab	oklab(46.84% 0.02 -0.119)
OKLCH	oklch(46.84% 0.121 279.5)
XYZ	xyz(12.0095, 9.7567, 32.6965)
Luminance	0.0976 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E509C #9C9A4E

analogous

#4E779C #4E509C #734E9C

triadic

#4E509C #9C4E50 #509C4E

tetradic

#4E509C #9C4E77 #9C9A4E #4E9C73

square

#4E509C #9C4E77 #9C9A4E #4E9C73

split-complementary

#4E509C #9C734E #779C4E

monochromatic

#25264A #3A3B73 #4E509C #7072B7 #999ACC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.12

#4E509C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.95

#4E509C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E509C

7.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E509C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E509C	1.00	7.12	2.95	7.12
#FFFFFF	7.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2F5B9F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#28559A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#30606E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e509c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 80, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.8% 0.121 279.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8581ba',
    500: '#4e509c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e509c;
$custom-light: #8581ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e509c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.462,
    "s": 33.333,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46844,
    "c": 0.12069,
    "h": 279.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.09757
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E509C

secondary

#B8B78D

accent

#C75EC9

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#F0EEF6

border

#CBC9D0

text

#0B0A11

muted

#7C7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E509C

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

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