#4E5583#4E5583

#4E5583 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 46.4% C 0.075 H 276.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E5583
RGB	rgb(78, 85, 131)
HSL	hsl(232, 25%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(232, 40%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(40.5%, 35.1%, 0%, 48.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.40, 9.64, -26.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.40, 28.38, 289.85°)
OKLab	oklab(46.39% 0.0084 -0.0747)
OKLCH	oklch(46.39% 0.075 276.5)
XYZ	xyz(10.4859, 9.7549, 22.7987)
Luminance	0.0975 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E5583 #837C4E

analogous

#4E6F83 #4E5583 #614E83

triadic

#4E5583 #834E55 #55834E

tetradic

#4E5583 #834E6F #837C4E #4E8361

square

#4E5583 #834E6F #837C4E #4E8361

split-complementary

#4E5583 #83614E #6F834E

monochromatic

#202336 #373C5D #4E5583 #6971A6 #8F95BC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.12

#4E5583 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.95

#4E5583 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E5583

7.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E5583	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E5583	1.00	7.12	2.95	7.12
#FFFFFF	7.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#465A85

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#425682

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3E5E66

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e5583;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 85, 131);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.4% 0.075 276.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8284a7',
    500: '#4e5583',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e5583;
$custom-light: #8284a7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e5583",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 131
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 232.075,
    "s": 25.359,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46389,
    "c": 0.07522,
    "h": 276.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.09755
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E5583

secondary

#A9A484

accent

#B666C2

background

#F8F8FA

surface

#EFEFF4

border

#CACACE

text

#0A0B0F

muted

#7C7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E5583

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

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