#4E597B#4E597B

#4E597B is a mid, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 46.9% C 0.057 H 270.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E597B
RGB	rgb(78, 89, 123)
HSL	hsl(225, 22%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(225, 37%, 48%)
CMYK	cmyk(36.6%, 27.6%, 0%, 51.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.19, 4.72, -20.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.19, 21.10, 282.92°)
OKLab	oklab(46.88% 0.0003 -0.0571)
OKLCH	oklch(46.88% 0.057 270.3)
XYZ	xyz(10.2884, 10.1941, 20.1606)
Luminance	0.1019 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E597B #7B704E

analogous

#4E707B #4E597B #5A4E7B

triadic

#4E597B #7B4E59 #597B4E

tetradic

#4E597B #7B4E70 #7B704E #4E7B5A

square

#4E597B #7B4E70 #7B704E #4E7B5A

split-complementary

#4E597B #7B5A4E #707B4E

monochromatic

#1F2330 #363E56 #4E597B #67759F #8D97B7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.91

#4E597B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.04

#4E597B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E597B

6.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E597B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E597B	1.00	6.91	3.04	6.91
#FFFFFF	6.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E5C7C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A587A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#416065

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e597b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 89, 123);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.9% 0.057 270.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8187a1',
    500: '#4e597b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e597b;
$custom-light: #8187a1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e597b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 123
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225.333,
    "s": 22.388,
    "l": 39.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46878,
    "c": 0.05709,
    "h": 270.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10195
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E597B

secondary

#A39B81

accent

#AA69BF

background

#F7F8F9

surface

#EEEFF2

border

#C9CACC

text

#0A0B0F

muted

#7C7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E597B

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

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