#4E517C#4E517C

#4E517C is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 45.1% C 0.070 H 280.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E517C
RGB	rgb(78, 81, 124)
HSL	hsl(236, 23%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(236, 37%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.1%, 34.7%, 0%, 51.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.91, 10.10, -24.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.91, 26.71, 292.21°)
OKLab	oklab(45.13% 0.0123 -0.0691)
OKLCH	oklch(45.13% 0.07 280.1)
XYZ	xyz(9.7214, 8.9595, 20.2820)
Luminance	0.0896 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E517C #7C794E

analogous

#4E687C #4E517C #624E7C

triadic

#4E517C #7C4E51 #517C4E

tetradic

#4E517C #7C4E68 #7C794E #4E7C62

square

#4E517C #7C4E68 #7C794E #4E7C62

split-complementary

#4E517C #7C624E #687C4E

monochromatic

#1F2031 #363856 #4E517C #676BA0 #8D90B7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.52

#4E517C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.79

#4E517C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E517C

7.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E517C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E517C	1.00	7.52	2.79	7.52
#FFFFFF	7.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#43567E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#41537B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#415961

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e517c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 81, 124);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.1% 0.070 280.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8181a2',
    500: '#4e517c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e517c;
$custom-light: #8181a2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e517c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 124
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.087,
    "s": 22.772,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45125,
    "c": 0.07015,
    "h": 280.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.0896
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E517C

secondary

#A4A282

accent

#BA69BF

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#EFEEF3

border

#CAC9CD

text

#0A0A0F

muted

#7C7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E517C

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

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