#4E538C#4E538C

#4E538C is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.092 H 278.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E538C
RGB	rgb(78, 83, 140)
HSL	hsl(235, 28%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(235, 44%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.3%, 40.7%, 0%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.30, 13.69, -32.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.30, 35.13, 292.94°)
OKLab	oklab(46.46% 0.0134 -0.0912)
OKLCH	oklch(46.46% 0.092 278.4)
XYZ	xyz(10.9673, 9.6992, 26.1001)
Luminance	0.0970 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E538C #8C874E

analogous

#4E728C #4E538C #684E8C

triadic

#4E538C #8C4E53 #538C4E

tetradic

#4E538C #8C4E72 #8C874E #4E8C68

square

#4E538C #8C4E72 #8C874E #4E8C68

split-complementary

#4E538C #8C684E #728C4E

monochromatic

#22243D #383C65 #4E538C #6B70AC #9296C2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.14

#4E538C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.94

#4E538C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E538C

7.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E538C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E538C	1.00	7.14	2.94	7.14
#FFFFFF	7.14	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.94	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.14	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3E5A8E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A558B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3A5F69

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e538c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 83, 140);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.092 278.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8383ae',
    500: '#4e538c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e538c;
$custom-light: #8383ae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e538c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 140
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.161,
    "s": 28.44,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46464,
    "c": 0.09215,
    "h": 278.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.097
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E538C

secondary

#AFAC87

accent

#BD63C5

background

#F8F8FA

surface

#EFEFF4

border

#CACACE

text

#0B0A10

muted

#7C7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E538C

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

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