#4E539D#4E539D

#4E539D is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 47.5% C 0.118 H 278.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E539D
RGB	rgb(78, 83, 157)
HSL	hsl(236, 34%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(236, 50%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.3%, 47.1%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.27, 19.12, -41.07)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.27, 45.30, 294.96°)
OKLab	oklab(47.52% 0.0164 -0.1167)
OKLCH	oklch(47.52% 0.118 278)
XYZ	xyz(12.3191, 10.2398, 33.2191)
Luminance	0.1024 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E539D #9D984E

analogous

#4E7A9D #4E539D #704E9D

triadic

#4E539D #9D4E53 #539D4E

tetradic

#4E539D #9D4E7A #9D984E #4E9D70

square

#4E539D #9D4E7A #9D984E #4E9D70

split-complementary

#4E539D #9D704E #7A9D4E

monochromatic

#25284B #3A3D74 #4E539D #7075B8 #999CCC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.89

#4E539D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.05

#4E539D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E539D

6.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E539D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E539D	1.00	6.89	3.05	6.89
#FFFFFF	6.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#335DA0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C579B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2F6370

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e539d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 83, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.5% 0.118 278.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8583ba',
    500: '#4e539d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e539d;
$custom-light: #8583ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e539d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.203,
    "s": 33.617,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47521,
    "c": 0.11785,
    "h": 278
  },
  "luminance": 0.10241
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E539D

secondary

#B9B68E

accent

#C35ECA

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#F0EFF6

border

#CBCAD0

text

#0B0A12

muted

#7C7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E539D

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

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