#4E538B#4E538B

#4E538B is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 46.4% C 0.091 H 278.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E538B
RGB	rgb(78, 83, 139)
HSL	hsl(235, 28%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(235, 44%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(43.9%, 40.3%, 0%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.24, 13.38, -31.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.24, 34.52, 292.80°)
OKLab	oklab(46.41% 0.0132 -0.0896)
OKLCH	oklch(46.41% 0.091 278.4)
XYZ	xyz(10.8940, 9.6698, 25.7135)
Luminance	0.0967 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E538B #8B864E

analogous

#4E718B #4E538B #674E8B

triadic

#4E538B #8B4E53 #538B4E

tetradic

#4E538B #8B4E71 #8B864E #4E8B67

square

#4E538B #8B4E71 #8B864E #4E8B67

split-complementary

#4E538B #8B674E #718B4E

monochromatic

#22243D #383C64 #4E538B #6B70AC #9296C2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.16

#4E538B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.93

#4E538B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E538B

7.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E538B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E538B	1.00	7.16	2.93	7.16
#FFFFFF	7.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3F5A8D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B558A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3A5E68

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e538b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 83, 139);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.4% 0.091 278.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8383ad',
    500: '#4e538b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e538b;
$custom-light: #8383ad;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e538b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 139
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.082,
    "s": 28.111,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46405,
    "c": 0.09062,
    "h": 278.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.0967
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E538B

secondary

#AEAB87

accent

#BC63C4

background

#F8F8FA

surface

#EFEFF4

border

#CACACE

text

#0B0A10

muted

#7C7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E538B

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

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