#4E509E#4E509E

#4E509E is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 47.0% C 0.124 H 279.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E509E
RGB	rgb(78, 80, 158)
HSL	hsl(239, 34%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(239, 51%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.6%, 49.4%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.53, 21.36, -42.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.53, 47.89, 296.50°)
OKLab	oklab(46.98% 0.0202 -0.122)
OKLCH	oklch(46.98% 0.124 279.4)
XYZ	xyz(12.1802, 9.8250, 33.5957)
Luminance	0.0983 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E509E #9E9C4E

analogous

#4E789E #4E509E #744E9E

triadic

#4E509E #9E4E50 #509E4E

tetradic

#4E509E #9E4E78 #9E9C4E #4E9E74

square

#4E509E #9E4E78 #9E9C4E #4E9E74

split-complementary

#4E509E #9E744E #789E4E

monochromatic

#26274C #3A3B75 #4E509E #7172B9 #9A9BCD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.08

#4E509E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.97

#4E509E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E509E

7.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E509E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E509E	1.00	7.08	2.97	7.08
#FFFFFF	7.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2D5BA1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#26559C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2F616F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e509e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 80, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.0% 0.124 279.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8581bb',
    500: '#4e509e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e509e;
$custom-light: #8581bb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e509e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.5,
    "s": 33.898,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46978,
    "c": 0.12363,
    "h": 279.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.09826
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E509E

secondary

#BAB88E

accent

#C75ECA

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#F0EEF6

border

#CBC9D0

text

#0B0A12

muted

#7C7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E509E

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

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