#4E559D#4E559D

#4E559D is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 47.9% C 0.115 H 277.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E559D
RGB	rgb(78, 85, 157)
HSL	hsl(235, 34%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(235, 50%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.3%, 45.9%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.81, 17.83, -40.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.81, 43.98, 293.92°)
OKLab	oklab(47.93% 0.0139 -0.1141)
OKLCH	oklch(47.93% 0.115 277)
XYZ	xyz(12.4743, 10.5503, 33.2709)
Luminance	0.1055 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E559D #9D964E

analogous

#4E7C9D #4E559D #6E4E9D

triadic

#4E559D #9D4E55 #559D4E

tetradic

#4E559D #9D4E7C #9D964E #4E9D6E

square

#4E559D #9D4E7C #9D964E #4E9D6E

split-complementary

#4E559D #9D6E4E #7C9D4E

monochromatic

#25294B #3A3F74 #4E559D #7077B8 #999ECC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.75

#4E559D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.11

#4E559D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E559D

6.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E559D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E559D	1.00	6.75	3.11	6.75
#FFFFFF	6.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#375FA0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#30589B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2F6471

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e559d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 85, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.9% 0.115 277.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8584ba',
    500: '#4e559d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e559d;
$custom-light: #8584ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e559d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.684,
    "s": 33.617,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47933,
    "c": 0.11499,
    "h": 277
  },
  "luminance": 0.10551
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E559D

secondary

#B9B58E

accent

#C05ECA

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#F0EFF6

border

#CBCAD0

text

#0B0B12

muted

#7C7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E559D

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

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