#4E539E#4E539E

#4E539E is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 47.6% C 0.119 H 278.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E539E
RGB	rgb(78, 83, 158)
HSL	hsl(236, 34%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(236, 51%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.6%, 47.5%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.33, 19.44, -41.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.33, 45.90, 295.06°)
OKLab	oklab(47.59% 0.0165 -0.1182)
OKLCH	oklch(47.59% 0.119 278)
XYZ	xyz(12.4048, 10.2741, 33.6706)
Luminance	0.1027 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E539E #9E994E

analogous

#4E7B9E #4E539E #714E9E

triadic

#4E539E #9E4E53 #539E4E

tetradic

#4E539E #9E4E7B #9E994E #4E9E71

square

#4E539E #9E4E7B #9E994E #4E9E71

split-complementary

#4E539E #9E714E #7B9E4E

monochromatic

#26284C #3A3D75 #4E539E #7175B9 #9A9DCD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.87

#4E539E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.06

#4E539E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E539E

6.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E539E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E539E	1.00	6.87	3.06	6.87
#FFFFFF	6.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#335DA1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B579C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2F6371

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e539e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 83, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.6% 0.119 278.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8583bb',
    500: '#4e539e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e539e;
$custom-light: #8583bb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e539e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.25,
    "s": 33.898,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47586,
    "c": 0.11932,
    "h": 278
  },
  "luminance": 0.10275
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E539E

secondary

#BAB78E

accent

#C35ECA

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#F0EFF6

border

#CBCAD0

text

#0B0A12

muted

#7C7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E539E

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

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