#4E517E#4E517E

#4E517E is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 45.2% C 0.073 H 280.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E517E
RGB	rgb(78, 81, 126)
HSL	hsl(236, 24%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(236, 38%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(38.1%, 35.7%, 0%, 50.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.00, 10.69, -25.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.00, 27.93, 292.50°)
OKLab	oklab(45.23% 0.0129 -0.0722)
OKLCH	oklch(45.23% 0.073 280.1)
XYZ	xyz(9.8491, 9.0106, 20.9549)
Luminance	0.0901 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E517E #7E7B4E

analogous

#4E697E #4E517E #634E7E

triadic

#4E517E #7E4E51 #517E4E

tetradic

#4E517E #7E4E69 #7E7B4E #4E7E63

square

#4E517E #7E4E69 #7E7B4E #4E7E63

split-complementary

#4E517E #7E634E #697E4E

monochromatic

#1F2032 #373958 #4E517E #686BA1 #8E90B9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.49

#4E517E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.80

#4E517E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E517E

7.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E517E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E517E	1.00	7.49	2.80	7.49
#FFFFFF	7.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#435680

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#40537D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#405A61

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e517e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 81, 126);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.2% 0.073 280.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8181a3',
    500: '#4e517e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e517e;
$custom-light: #8181a3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e517e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 126
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.25,
    "s": 23.529,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45234,
    "c": 0.07332,
    "h": 280.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09011
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E517E

secondary

#A6A382

accent

#BA68C0

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#EFEEF4

border

#CAC9CE

text

#0A0A0F

muted

#7C7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E517E

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

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