#4E538A#4E538A

#4E538A is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 46.3% C 0.089 H 278.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E538A
RGB	rgb(78, 83, 138)
HSL	hsl(235, 28%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(235, 43%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(43.5%, 39.9%, 0%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.19, 13.07, -31.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.19, 33.92, 292.66°)
OKLab	oklab(46.35% 0.013 -0.0881)
OKLCH	oklch(46.35% 0.089 278.4)
XYZ	xyz(10.8212, 9.6407, 25.3305)
Luminance	0.0964 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E538A #8A854E

analogous

#4E718A #4E538A #674E8A

triadic

#4E538A #8A4E53 #538A4E

tetradic

#4E538A #8A4E71 #8A854E #4E8A67

square

#4E538A #8A4E71 #8A854E #4E8A67

split-complementary

#4E538A #8A674E #718A4E

monochromatic

#22243C #383B63 #4E538A #6A70AB #9195C1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.17

#4E538A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.93

#4E538A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E538A

7.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E538A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E538A	1.00	7.17	2.93	7.17
#FFFFFF	7.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#405A8C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C5589

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3B5E68

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e538a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 83, 138);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.3% 0.089 278.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8283ac',
    500: '#4e538a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e538a;
$custom-light: #8283ac;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e538a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 138
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235,
    "s": 27.778,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46346,
    "c": 0.08907,
    "h": 278.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.09641
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E538A

secondary

#AEAA86

accent

#BC64C4

background

#F8F8FA

surface

#EFEFF4

border

#CACACE

text

#0B0A10

muted

#7C7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E538A

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

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