#4E559B#4E559B

#4E559B is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 47.8% C 0.112 H 277.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E559B
RGB	rgb(78, 85, 155)
HSL	hsl(235, 33%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(235, 50%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(49.7%, 45.2%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.70, 17.19, -39.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.70, 42.80, 293.68°)
OKLab	oklab(47.81% 0.0136 -0.1112)
OKLCH	oklch(47.81% 0.112 277)
XYZ	xyz(12.3049, 10.4826, 32.3789)
Luminance	0.1048 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E559B #9B944E

analogous

#4E7B9B #4E559B #6D4E9B

triadic

#4E559B #9B4E55 #559B4E

tetradic

#4E559B #9B4E7B #9B944E #4E9B6D

square

#4E559B #9B4E7B #9B944E #4E9B6D

split-complementary

#4E559B #9B6D4E #7B9B4E

monochromatic

#25284A #3A3F72 #4E559B #6F76B7 #989DCB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.78

#4E559B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.10

#4E559B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E559B

6.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E559B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E559B	1.00	6.78	3.10	6.78
#FFFFFF	6.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#385E9E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#325899

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#306470

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e559b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 85, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.8% 0.112 277.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8484b9',
    500: '#4e559b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e559b;
$custom-light: #8484b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e559b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.545,
    "s": 33.047,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47806,
    "c": 0.11201,
    "h": 277
  },
  "luminance": 0.10483
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E559B

secondary

#B8B48D

accent

#BF5FC9

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFEFF6

border

#CACAD0

text

#0B0B11

muted

#7C7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E559B

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

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