#4E529B#4E529B

#4E529B is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 47.2% C 0.116 H 278.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E529B
RGB	rgb(78, 82, 155)
HSL	hsl(237, 33%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(237, 50%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(49.7%, 47.1%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.88, 19.11, -40.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.88, 44.78, 295.26°)
OKLab	oklab(47.19% 0.0174 -0.115)
OKLCH	oklch(47.19% 0.116 278.6)
XYZ	xyz(12.0738, 10.0202, 32.3019)
Luminance	0.1002 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E529B #9B974E

analogous

#4E789B #4E529B #704E9B

triadic

#4E529B #9B4E52 #529B4E

tetradic

#4E529B #9B4E78 #9B974E #4E9B70

square

#4E529B #9B4E78 #9B974E #4E9B70

split-complementary

#4E529B #9B704E #789B4E

monochromatic

#25274A #3A3C72 #4E529B #6F73B7 #989BCB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.99

#4E529B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.00

#4E529B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E529B

6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E529B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E529B	1.00	6.99	3.00	6.99
#FFFFFF	6.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#335C9E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2D5699

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#31626F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e529b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 82, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.2% 0.116 278.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8582b9',
    500: '#4e529b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e529b;
$custom-light: #8582b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e529b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.883,
    "s": 33.047,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47185,
    "c": 0.11631,
    "h": 278.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10021
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E529B

secondary

#B8B68D

accent

#C45FC9

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#F0EEF6

border

#CBC9D0

text

#0B0A11

muted

#7C7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E529B

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

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