#4E558D#4E558D

#4E558D is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 47.0% C 0.091 H 276.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E558D
RGB	rgb(78, 85, 141)
HSL	hsl(233, 29%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(233, 45%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.7%, 39.7%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.91, 12.72, -31.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.91, 34.42, 291.69°)
OKLab	oklab(46.95% 0.0109 -0.0901)
OKLCH	oklch(46.95% 0.091 276.9)
XYZ	xyz(11.1967, 10.0392, 26.5419)
Luminance	0.1004 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E558D #8D864E

analogous

#4E748D #4E558D #664E8D

triadic

#4E558D #8D4E55 #558D4E

tetradic

#4E558D #8D4E74 #8D864E #4E8D66

square

#4E558D #8D4E74 #8D864E #4E8D66

split-complementary

#4E558D #8D664E #748D4E

monochromatic

#22253E #383D66 #4E558D #6B72AD #9298C3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.98

#4E558D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.01

#4E558D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E558D

6.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E558D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E558D	1.00	6.98	3.01	6.98
#FFFFFF	6.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#415C8F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C578C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#39606A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e558d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 85, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.0% 0.091 276.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8384ae',
    500: '#4e558d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e558d;
$custom-light: #8384ae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e558d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 233.333,
    "s": 28.767,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46953,
    "c": 0.09076,
    "h": 276.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1004
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E558D

secondary

#AFAB87

accent

#BA63C5

background

#F8F8FA

surface

#EFEFF4

border

#CACACE

text

#0B0B10

muted

#7C7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E558D

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

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