#4E5181#4E5181

#4E5181 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 45.4% C 0.078 H 280.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E5181
RGB	rgb(78, 81, 129)
HSL	hsl(236, 25%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(236, 40%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.5%, 37.2%, 0%, 49.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.16, 11.59, -27.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.16, 29.77, 292.92°)
OKLab	oklab(45.4% 0.0137 -0.0768)
OKLCH	oklch(45.4% 0.078 280.1)
XYZ	xyz(10.0456, 9.0892, 21.9897)
Luminance	0.0909 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E5181 #817E4E

analogous

#4E6A81 #4E5181 #644E81

triadic

#4E5181 #814E51 #51814E

tetradic

#4E5181 #814E6A #817E4E #4E8164

square

#4E5181 #814E6A #817E4E #4E8164

split-complementary

#4E5181 #81644E #6A814E

monochromatic

#202135 #37395B #4E5181 #686CA4 #8E91BB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.45

#4E5181 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.82

#4E5181 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E5181

7.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E5181	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E5181	1.00	7.45	2.82	7.45
#FFFFFF	7.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#415783

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3E5380

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3F5A63

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e5181;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 81, 129);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.4% 0.078 280.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8281a6',
    500: '#4e5181',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e5181;
$custom-light: #8281a6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e5181",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 129
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.471,
    "s": 24.638,
    "l": 40.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45399,
    "c": 0.07804,
    "h": 280.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.0909
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E5181

secondary

#A8A583

accent

#BC67C1

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#EFEEF4

border

#CAC9CE

text

#0A0A0F

muted

#7C7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E5181

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

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