#4E557D#4E557D

#4E557D is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 46.1% C 0.066 H 275.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E557D
RGB	rgb(78, 85, 125)
HSL	hsl(231, 23%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(231, 38%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.6%, 32%, 0%, 51%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.11, 7.84, -23.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.11, 24.74, 288.47°)
OKLab	oklab(46.07% 0.0068 -0.0654)
OKLCH	oklch(46.07% 0.066 275.9)
XYZ	xyz(10.0910, 9.5970, 20.7188)
Luminance	0.0960 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E557D #7D764E

analogous

#4E6D7D #4E557D #5F4E7D

triadic

#4E557D #7D4E55 #557D4E

tetradic

#4E557D #7D4E6D #7D764E #4E7D5F

square

#4E557D #7D4E6D #7D764E #4E7D5F

split-complementary

#4E557D #7D5F4E #6D7D4E

monochromatic

#1F2232 #363B57 #4E557D #6870A1 #8D94B8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.19

#4E557D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.92

#4E557D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E557D

7.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E557D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E557D	1.00	7.19	2.92	7.19
#FFFFFF	7.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#48597F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#45567C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#405D63

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e557d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 85, 125);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.1% 0.066 275.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8184a3',
    500: '#4e557d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e557d;
$custom-light: #8184a3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e557d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 125
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.064,
    "s": 23.153,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4607,
    "c": 0.06577,
    "h": 275.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09597
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E557D

secondary

#A5A082

accent

#B368C0

background

#F8F8FA

surface

#EFEFF3

border

#CACACD

text

#0A0B0F

muted

#7C7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E557D

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

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