#4E538D#4E538D

#4E538D is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.094 H 278.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E538D
RGB	rgb(78, 83, 141)
HSL	hsl(235, 29%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(235, 45%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.7%, 41.1%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.35, 14.01, -32.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.35, 35.73, 293.08°)
OKLab	oklab(46.52% 0.0136 -0.0927)
OKLCH	oklch(46.52% 0.094 278.4)
XYZ	xyz(11.0414, 9.7288, 26.4902)
Luminance	0.0973 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E538D #8D884E

analogous

#4E728D #4E538D #684E8D

triadic

#4E538D #8D4E53 #538D4E

tetradic

#4E538D #8D4E72 #8D884E #4E8D68

square

#4E538D #8D4E72 #8D884E #4E8D68

split-complementary

#4E538D #8D684E #728D4E

monochromatic

#22253E #383C66 #4E538D #6B70AD #9296C3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.13

#4E538D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.95

#4E538D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E538D

7.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E538D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E538D	1.00	7.13	2.95	7.13
#FFFFFF	7.13	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.13	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3E5A8F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3A568C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#395F69

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e538d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 83, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.094 278.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8383ae',
    500: '#4e538d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e538d;
$custom-light: #8383ae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e538d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.238,
    "s": 28.767,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46523,
    "c": 0.09369,
    "h": 278.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.09729
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E538D

secondary

#AFAC87

accent

#BD63C5

background

#F8F8FA

surface

#EFEFF4

border

#CACACE

text

#0B0A10

muted

#7C7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E538D

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

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