#4E557F#4E557F

#4E557F is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.069 H 276.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E557F
RGB	rgb(78, 85, 127)
HSL	hsl(231, 24%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(231, 39%, 50%)
CMYK	cmyk(38.6%, 33.1%, 0%, 50.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.20, 8.43, -24.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.20, 25.96, 288.96°)
OKLab	oklab(46.18% 0.0073 -0.0685)
OKLCH	oklch(46.18% 0.069 276.1)
XYZ	xyz(10.2200, 9.6486, 21.3984)
Luminance	0.0965 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E557F #7F784E

analogous

#4E6D7F #4E557F #604E7F

triadic

#4E557F #7F4E55 #557F4E

tetradic

#4E557F #7F4E6D #7F784E #4E7F60

square

#4E557F #7F4E6D #7F784E #4E7F60

split-complementary

#4E557F #7F604E #6D7F4E

monochromatic

#1F2233 #373C59 #4E557F #6870A2 #8E94BA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.17

#4E557F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.93

#4E557F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E557F

7.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E557F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E557F	1.00	7.17	2.93	7.17
#FFFFFF	7.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#475A81

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#44567E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#405D64

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e557f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 85, 127);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.069 276.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8184a4',
    500: '#4e557f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e557f;
$custom-light: #8184a4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e557f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 127
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.429,
    "s": 23.902,
    "l": 40.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46175,
    "c": 0.06893,
    "h": 276.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09649
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E557F

secondary

#A6A183

accent

#B467C0

background

#F8F8FA

surface

#EFEFF4

border

#CACACE

text

#0A0B0F

muted

#7C7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E557F

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

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