#4E557C#4E557C

#4E557C is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 46.0% C 0.064 H 275.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E557C
RGB	rgb(78, 85, 124)
HSL	hsl(231, 23%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(231, 37%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.1%, 31.5%, 0%, 51.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.06, 7.54, -22.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.06, 24.13, 288.21°)
OKLab	oklab(46.02% 0.0065 -0.0639)
OKLCH	oklch(46.02% 0.064 275.8)
XYZ	xyz(10.0274, 9.5716, 20.3840)
Luminance	0.0957 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E557C #7C754E

analogous

#4E6C7C #4E557C #5E4E7C

triadic

#4E557C #7C4E55 #557C4E

tetradic

#4E557C #7C4E6C #7C754E #4E7C5E

square

#4E557C #7C4E6C #7C754E #4E7C5E

split-complementary

#4E557C #7C5E4E #6C7C4E

monochromatic

#1F2131 #363B56 #4E557C #6770A0 #8D93B7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.21

#4E557C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.91

#4E557C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E557C

7.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E557C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E557C	1.00	7.21	2.91	7.21
#FFFFFF	7.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#49597E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#45567B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#415D63

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e557c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 85, 124);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.0% 0.064 275.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8184a2',
    500: '#4e557c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e557c;
$custom-light: #8184a2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e557c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 124
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 230.87,
    "s": 22.772,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46018,
    "c": 0.06419,
    "h": 275.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.09572
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E557C

secondary

#A49F82

accent

#B269BF

background

#F8F8F9

surface

#EFEFF2

border

#CACACC

text

#0A0B0F

muted

#7C7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E557C

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

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