#4E517D#4E517D

#4E517D is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 45.2% C 0.072 H 280.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E517D
RGB	rgb(78, 81, 125)
HSL	hsl(236, 23%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(236, 38%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.6%, 35.2%, 0%, 51%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.96, 10.39, -25.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.96, 27.32, 292.36°)
OKLab	oklab(45.18% 0.0126 -0.0706)
OKLCH	oklch(45.18% 0.072 280.1)
XYZ	xyz(9.7849, 8.9849, 20.6168)
Luminance	0.0898 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E517D #7D7A4E

analogous

#4E697D #4E517D #624E7D

triadic

#4E517D #7D4E51 #517D4E

tetradic

#4E517D #7D4E69 #7D7A4E #4E7D62

square

#4E517D #7D4E69 #7D7A4E #4E7D62

split-complementary

#4E517D #7D624E #697D4E

monochromatic

#1F2032 #363957 #4E517D #686BA1 #8D90B8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.51

#4E517D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.80

#4E517D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E517D

7.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E517D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E517D	1.00	7.51	2.80	7.51
#FFFFFF	7.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#43567F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#40537C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#415961

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e517d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 81, 125);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.2% 0.072 280.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8181a3',
    500: '#4e517d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e517d;
$custom-light: #8181a3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e517d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 125
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.17,
    "s": 23.153,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45179,
    "c": 0.07174,
    "h": 280.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08985
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E517D

secondary

#A5A382

accent

#BA68C0

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#EFEEF3

border

#CAC9CD

text

#0A0A0F

muted

#7C7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E517D

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

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