#4E5879#4E5879

#4E5879 is a mid, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.055 H 271.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E5879
RGB	rgb(78, 88, 121)
HSL	hsl(226, 22%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(226, 36%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.5%, 27.3%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.81, 4.77, -19.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.81, 20.49, 283.45°)
OKLab	oklab(46.55% 0.0011 -0.0553)
OKLCH	oklch(46.55% 0.055 271.1)
XYZ	xyz(10.0818, 9.9792, 19.4804)
Luminance	0.0998 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#4E5879 #796F4E

analogous

#4E6E79 #4E5879 #5A4E79

triadic

#4E5879 #794E58 #58794E

tetradic

#4E5879 #794E6E #796F4E #4E795A

square

#4E5879 #794E6E #796F4E #4E795A

split-complementary

#4E5879 #795A4E #6E794E

monochromatic

#1E222F #363D54 #4E5879 #67749D #8C96B5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.01

#4E5879 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

3.00

#4E5879 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E5879

7.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E5879	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E5879	1.00	7.01	3.00	7.01
#FFFFFF	7.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D5B7A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A5778

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#425E63

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e5879;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 88, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.055 271.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81879f',
    500: '#4e5879',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e5879;
$custom-light: #81879f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e5879",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 88,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226.047,
    "s": 21.608,
    "l": 39.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4655,
    "c": 0.05528,
    "h": 271.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.0998
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E5879

secondary

#A29A81

accent

#AA6ABE

background

#F7F8F9

surface

#EEEFF2

border

#C9CACC

text

#0A0B0E

muted

#7C7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E5879

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

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