#4E538F#4E538F

#4E538F is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.097 H 278.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E538F
RGB	rgb(78, 83, 143)
HSL	hsl(235, 29%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(235, 45%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.5%, 42%, 0%, 43.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.46, 14.63, -33.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.46, 36.93, 293.34°)
OKLab	oklab(46.64% 0.014 -0.0957)
OKLCH	oklch(46.64% 0.097 278.3)
XYZ	xyz(11.1916, 9.7888, 27.2810)
Luminance	0.0979 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E538F #8F8A4E

analogous

#4E738F #4E538F #694E8F

triadic

#4E538F #8F4E53 #538F4E

tetradic

#4E538F #8F4E73 #8F8A4E #4E8F69

square

#4E538F #8F4E73 #8F8A4E #4E8F69

split-complementary

#4E538F #8F694E #738F4E

monochromatic

#232540 #383C67 #4E538F #6C71AF #9397C4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.10

#4E538F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.96

#4E538F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E538F

7.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E538F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E538F	1.00	7.10	2.96	7.10
#FFFFFF	7.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3D5B91

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#38568E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#385F6A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e538f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 83, 143);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.097 278.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8383b0',
    500: '#4e538f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e538f;
$custom-light: #8383b0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e538f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 143
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.385,
    "s": 29.412,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46642,
    "c": 0.09675,
    "h": 278.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.09789
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E538F

secondary

#B1AE88

accent

#BE62C6

background

#F8F8FA

surface

#EFEFF5

border

#CACACF

text

#0B0A10

muted

#7C7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E538F

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

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