#4E559E#4E559E

#4E559E is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 48.0% C 0.116 H 276.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E559E
RGB	rgb(78, 85, 158)
HSL	hsl(235, 34%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(235, 51%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.6%, 46.2%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.87, 18.16, -40.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.87, 44.58, 294.04°)
OKLab	oklab(48% 0.0141 -0.1156)
OKLCH	oklch(48% 0.116 276.9)
XYZ	xyz(12.5600, 10.5846, 33.7223)
Luminance	0.1058 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E559E #9E974E

analogous

#4E7D9E #4E559E #6F4E9E

triadic

#4E559E #9E4E55 #559E4E

tetradic

#4E559E #9E4E7D #9E974E #4E9E6F

square

#4E559E #9E4E7D #9E974E #4E9E6F

split-complementary

#4E559E #9E6F4E #7D9E4E

monochromatic

#26294C #3A3F75 #4E559E #7177B9 #9A9ECD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.74

#4E559E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.12

#4E559E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E559E

6.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E559E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E559E	1.00	6.74	3.12	6.74
#FFFFFF	6.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#365FA1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2F589C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2E6572

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e559e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 85, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.0% 0.116 276.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8584bb',
    500: '#4e559e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e559e;
$custom-light: #8584bb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e559e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 234.75,
    "s": 33.898,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47997,
    "c": 0.11647,
    "h": 276.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10585
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E559E

secondary

#BAB68E

accent

#C15ECA

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#F0EFF6

border

#CBCAD0

text

#0B0B12

muted

#7C7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E559E

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

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