#4E558E#4E558E

#4E558E is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 47.0% C 0.092 H 276.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E558E
RGB	rgb(78, 85, 142)
HSL	hsl(233, 29%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(233, 45%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.1%, 40.1%, 0%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.97, 13.04, -32.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.97, 35.02, 291.85°)
OKLab	oklab(47.01% 0.0111 -0.0916)
OKLCH	oklch(47.01% 0.092 276.9)
XYZ	xyz(11.2714, 10.0691, 26.9356)
Luminance	0.1007 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E558E #8E874E

analogous

#4E758E #4E558E #674E8E

triadic

#4E558E #8E4E55 #558E4E

tetradic

#4E558E #8E4E75 #8E874E #4E8E67

square

#4E558E #8E4E75 #8E874E #4E8E67

split-complementary

#4E558E #8E674E #758E4E

monochromatic

#23263F #383D66 #4E558E #6B73AE #9398C4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.97

#4E558E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.01

#4E558E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E558E

6.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E558E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E558E	1.00	6.97	3.01	6.97
#FFFFFF	6.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#405C90

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C578D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#39616A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e558e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 85, 142);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.0% 0.092 276.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8384af',
    500: '#4e558e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e558e;
$custom-light: #8384af;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e558e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 142
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 233.438,
    "s": 29.091,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47012,
    "c": 0.09229,
    "h": 276.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1007
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E558E

secondary

#B0AC88

accent

#BB62C5

background

#F8F8FA

surface

#EFEFF4

border

#CACACE

text

#0B0B10

muted

#7C7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E558E

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

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