#4E557E#4E557E

#4E557E is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 46.1% C 0.067 H 276.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E557E
RGB	rgb(78, 85, 126)
HSL	hsl(231, 24%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(231, 38%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(38.1%, 32.5%, 0%, 50.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.16, 8.13, -24.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.16, 25.35, 288.72°)
OKLab	oklab(46.12% 0.0071 -0.067)
OKLCH	oklch(46.12% 0.067 276)
XYZ	xyz(10.1552, 9.6227, 21.0569)
Luminance	0.0962 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E557E #7E774E

analogous

#4E6D7E #4E557E #5F4E7E

triadic

#4E557E #7E4E55 #557E4E

tetradic

#4E557E #7E4E6D #7E774E #4E7E5F

square

#4E557E #7E4E6D #7E774E #4E7E5F

split-complementary

#4E557E #7E5F4E #6D7E4E

monochromatic

#1F2232 #373C58 #4E557E #6870A1 #8E94B9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.18

#4E557E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.92

#4E557E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E557E

7.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E557E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E557E	1.00	7.18	2.92	7.18
#FFFFFF	7.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#485980

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#44567D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#405D64

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e557e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 85, 126);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.1% 0.067 276.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8184a3',
    500: '#4e557e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e557e;
$custom-light: #8184a3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e557e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 126
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.25,
    "s": 23.529,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46122,
    "c": 0.06735,
    "h": 276
  },
  "luminance": 0.09623
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E557E

secondary

#A6A082

accent

#B368C0

background

#F8F8FA

surface

#EFEFF4

border

#CACACE

text

#0A0B0F

muted

#7C7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E557E

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

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