#4E509F#4E509F

#4E509F is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 47.0% C 0.125 H 279.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E509F
RGB	rgb(78, 80, 159)
HSL	hsl(239, 34%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(239, 51%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.9%, 49.7%, 0%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.59, 21.69, -43.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.59, 48.48, 296.58°)
OKLab	oklab(47.05% 0.0203 -0.1234)
OKLCH	oklch(47.05% 0.125 279.3)
XYZ	xyz(12.2666, 9.8595, 34.0509)
Luminance	0.0986 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E509F #9F9D4E

analogous

#4E799F #4E509F #754E9F

triadic

#4E509F #9F4E50 #509F4E

tetradic

#4E509F #9F4E79 #9F9D4E #4E9F75

square

#4E509F #9F4E79 #9F9D4E #4E9F75

split-complementary

#4E509F #9F754E #799F4E

monochromatic

#26274D #3A3B76 #4E509F #7173B9 #9A9BCD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.07

#4E509F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.97

#4E509F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E509F

7.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E509F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E509F	1.00	7.07	2.97	7.07
#FFFFFF	7.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2C5CA2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#24559D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2E6170

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e509f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 80, 159);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.0% 0.125 279.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8581bc',
    500: '#4e509f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e509f;
$custom-light: #8581bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e509f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 159
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.519,
    "s": 34.177,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47046,
    "c": 0.1251,
    "h": 279.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.0986
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E509F

secondary

#BAB98F

accent

#C85ECA

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#F0EEF6

border

#CBC9D0

text

#0B0A12

muted

#7C7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E509F

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

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