#4E579E#4E579E

#4E579E is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 48.4% C 0.114 H 275.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E579E
RGB	rgb(78, 87, 158)
HSL	hsl(233, 34%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(233, 51%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.6%, 44.9%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.42, 16.88, -39.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.42, 43.27, 292.96°)
OKLab	oklab(48.41% 0.0116 -0.113)
OKLCH	oklch(48.41% 0.114 275.9)
XYZ	xyz(12.7197, 10.9040, 33.7756)
Luminance	0.1090 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E579E #9E954E

analogous

#4E7F9E #4E579E #6D4E9E

triadic

#4E579E #9E4E57 #579E4E

tetradic

#4E579E #9E4E7F #9E954E #4E9E6D

square

#4E579E #9E4E7F #9E954E #4E9E6D

split-complementary

#4E579E #9E6D4E #7F9E4E

monochromatic

#262A4C #3A4075 #4E579E #7179B9 #9A9FCD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.60

#4E579E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.18

#4E579E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E579E

6.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E579E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E579E	1.00	6.60	3.18	6.60
#FFFFFF	6.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3A60A1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#325A9C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2E6673

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e579e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 87, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.4% 0.114 275.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8586bb',
    500: '#4e579e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e579e;
$custom-light: #8586bb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e579e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 87,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 233.25,
    "s": 33.898,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48413,
    "c": 0.11364,
    "h": 275.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10905
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E579E

secondary

#BAB58E

accent

#BE5ECA

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#F0EFF6

border

#CBCAD0

text

#0B0B12

muted

#7C7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E579E

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

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