#4E558A#4E558A

#4E558A is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 46.8% C 0.086 H 276.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E558A
RGB	rgb(78, 85, 138)
HSL	hsl(233, 28%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(233, 43%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(43.5%, 38.4%, 0%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.75, 11.79, -30.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.75, 32.61, 291.19°)
OKLab	oklab(46.78% 0.0102 -0.0855)
OKLCH	oklch(46.78% 0.086 276.8)
XYZ	xyz(10.9765, 9.9512, 25.3822)
Luminance	0.0995 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E558A #8A834E

analogous

#4E738A #4E558A #654E8A

triadic

#4E558A #8A4E55 #558A4E

tetradic

#4E558A #8A4E73 #8A834E #4E8A65

square

#4E558A #8A4E73 #8A834E #4E8A65

split-complementary

#4E558A #8A654E #738A4E

monochromatic

#22253C #383D63 #4E558A #6A72AB #9197C1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.02

#4E558A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.99

#4E558A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E558A

7.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E558A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E558A	1.00	7.02	2.99	7.02
#FFFFFF	7.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#425B8C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3E5789

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3B6069

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e558a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 85, 138);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.8% 0.086 276.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8284ac',
    500: '#4e558a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e558a;
$custom-light: #8284ac;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e558a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 138
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 233,
    "s": 27.778,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4678,
    "c": 0.08613,
    "h": 276.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.09952
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E558A

secondary

#AEA986

accent

#B964C4

background

#F8F8FA

surface

#EFEFF4

border

#CACACE

text

#0B0B10

muted

#7C7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E558A

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

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