#4E557A#4E557A

#4E557A is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 45.9% C 0.061 H 275.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E557A
RGB	rgb(78, 85, 122)
HSL	hsl(230, 22%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(230, 36%, 48%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.1%, 30.3%, 0%, 52.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.97, 6.95, -21.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.97, 22.92, 287.66°)
OKLab	oklab(45.92% 0.0059 -0.0607)
OKLCH	oklch(45.92% 0.061 275.5)
XYZ	xyz(9.9022, 9.5215, 19.7247)
Luminance	0.0952 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E557A #7A734E

analogous

#4E6B7A #4E557A #5D4E7A

triadic

#4E557A #7A4E55 #557A4E

tetradic

#4E557A #7A4E6B #7A734E #4E7A5D

square

#4E557A #7A4E6B #7A734E #4E7A5D

split-complementary

#4E557A #7A5D4E #6B7A4E

monochromatic

#1E212F #363B55 #4E557A #67709E #8D93B6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.23

#4E557A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.90

#4E557A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E557A

7.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E557A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E557A	1.00	7.23	2.90	7.23
#FFFFFF	7.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#49597C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#465579

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#425C62

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e557a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 85, 122);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.9% 0.061 275.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8184a0',
    500: '#4e557a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e557a;
$custom-light: #8184a0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e557a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 122
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230.455,
    "s": 22,
    "l": 39.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45916,
    "c": 0.06102,
    "h": 275.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.09522
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E557A

secondary

#A39D81

accent

#B169BF

background

#F7F8F9

surface

#EEEFF2

border

#C9CACC

text

#0A0B0E

muted

#7C7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E557A

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

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