#4E539C#4E539C

#4E539C is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 47.5% C 0.116 H 278.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E539C
RGB	rgb(78, 83, 156)
HSL	hsl(236, 33%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(236, 50%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(50%, 46.8%, 0%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.21, 18.79, -40.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.21, 44.71, 294.85°)
OKLab	oklab(47.46% 0.0163 -0.1152)
OKLCH	oklch(47.46% 0.116 278)
XYZ	xyz(12.2340, 10.2058, 32.7713)
Luminance	0.1021 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E539C #9C974E

analogous

#4E7A9C #4E539C #704E9C

triadic

#4E539C #9C4E53 #539C4E

tetradic

#4E539C #9C4E7A #9C974E #4E9C70

square

#4E539C #9C4E7A #9C974E #4E9C70

split-complementary

#4E539C #9C704E #7A9C4E

monochromatic

#25284A #3A3D73 #4E539C #7074B7 #999CCC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.90

#4E539C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.04

#4E539C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E539C

6.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E539C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E539C	1.00	6.90	3.04	6.90
#FFFFFF	6.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#345D9F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2D579A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#306370

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e539c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 83, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.5% 0.116 278.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8583ba',
    500: '#4e539c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e539c;
$custom-light: #8583ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e539c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.154,
    "s": 33.333,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47456,
    "c": 0.11636,
    "h": 278
  },
  "luminance": 0.10207
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E539C

secondary

#B8B68D

accent

#C35EC9

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#F0EFF6

border

#CBCAD0

text

#0B0A11

muted

#7C7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E539C

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

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