#4E557B#4E557B

#4E557B is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 46.0% C 0.063 H 275.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E557B
RGB	rgb(78, 85, 123)
HSL	hsl(231, 22%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(231, 37%, 48%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.6%, 30.9%, 0%, 51.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.02, 7.25, -22.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.02, 23.53, 287.94°)
OKLab	oklab(45.97% 0.0062 -0.0623)
OKLCH	oklch(45.97% 0.063 275.6)
XYZ	xyz(9.9645, 9.5464, 20.0527)
Luminance	0.0955 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E557B #7B744E

analogous

#4E6C7B #4E557B #5E4E7B

triadic

#4E557B #7B4E55 #557B4E

tetradic

#4E557B #7B4E6C #7B744E #4E7B5E

square

#4E557B #7B4E6C #7B744E #4E7B5E

split-complementary

#4E557B #7B5E4E #6C7B4E

monochromatic

#1F2130 #363B56 #4E557B #67709F #8D93B7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.22

#4E557B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.91

#4E557B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E557B

7.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E557B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E557B	1.00	7.22	2.91	7.22
#FFFFFF	7.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#49597D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#46557A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#415C62

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e557b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 85, 123);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.0% 0.063 275.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8184a1',
    500: '#4e557b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e557b;
$custom-light: #8184a1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e557b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 123
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230.667,
    "s": 22.388,
    "l": 39.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45967,
    "c": 0.0626,
    "h": 275.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.09547
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E557B

secondary

#A39E81

accent

#B269BF

background

#F7F8F9

surface

#EEEFF2

border

#C9CACC

text

#0A0B0F

muted

#7C7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E557B

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

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