#4E579D#4E579D

#4E579D is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 48.4% C 0.112 H 275.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E579D
RGB	rgb(78, 87, 157)
HSL	hsl(233, 34%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(233, 50%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.3%, 44.6%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.36, 16.55, -39.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.36, 42.67, 292.82°)
OKLab	oklab(48.35% 0.0114 -0.1116)
OKLCH	oklch(48.35% 0.112 275.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.6340, 10.8697, 33.3241)
Luminance	0.1087 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E579D #9D944E

analogous

#4E7E9D #4E579D #6C4E9D

triadic

#4E579D #9D4E57 #579D4E

tetradic

#4E579D #9D4E7E #9D944E #4E9D6C

square

#4E579D #9D4E7E #9D944E #4E9D6C

split-complementary

#4E579D #9D6C4E #7E9D4E

monochromatic

#252A4B #3A4074 #4E579D #7078B8 #999FCC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.62

#4E579D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.17

#4E579D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E579D

6.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E579D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E579D	1.00	6.62	3.17	6.62
#FFFFFF	6.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3A60A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#335A9B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2F6672

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e579d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 87, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.4% 0.112 275.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8586ba',
    500: '#4e579d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e579d;
$custom-light: #8586ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e579d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 87,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 233.165,
    "s": 33.617,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4835,
    "c": 0.11215,
    "h": 275.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.1087
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E579D

secondary

#B9B48E

accent

#BD5ECA

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#F0EFF6

border

#CBCAD0

text

#0B0B12

muted

#7C7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E579D

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

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