#4E538E#4E538E

#4E538E is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.095 H 278.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E538E
RGB	rgb(78, 83, 142)
HSL	hsl(235, 29%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(235, 45%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.1%, 41.5%, 0%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.41, 14.32, -33.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.41, 36.33, 293.21°)
OKLab	oklab(46.58% 0.0138 -0.0942)
OKLCH	oklch(46.58% 0.095 278.3)
XYZ	xyz(11.1162, 9.7587, 26.8838)
Luminance	0.0976 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E538E #8E894E

analogous

#4E738E #4E538E #694E8E

triadic

#4E538E #8E4E53 #538E4E

tetradic

#4E538E #8E4E73 #8E894E #4E8E69

square

#4E538E #8E4E73 #8E894E #4E8E69

split-complementary

#4E538E #8E694E #738E4E

monochromatic

#23253F #383C66 #4E538E #6B71AE #9397C4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.11

#4E538E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.95

#4E538E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E538E

7.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E538E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E538E	1.00	7.11	2.95	7.11
#FFFFFF	7.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3D5B90

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#39568D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#395F69

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e538e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 83, 142);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.095 278.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8383af',
    500: '#4e538e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e538e;
$custom-light: #8383af;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e538e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 142
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.313,
    "s": 29.091,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46582,
    "c": 0.09523,
    "h": 278.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.09759
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E538E

secondary

#B0AD88

accent

#BE62C5

background

#F8F8FA

surface

#EFEFF4

border

#CACACE

text

#0B0A10

muted

#7C7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E538E

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

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