#4E597C#4E597C

#4E597C is a mid, muted blue. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 46.9% C 0.059 H 270.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E597C
RGB	rgb(78, 89, 124)
HSL	hsl(226, 23%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(226, 37%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.1%, 28.2%, 0%, 51.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.23, 5.01, -21.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.23, 21.70, 283.36°)
OKLab	oklab(46.93% 0.0006 -0.0586)
OKLCH	oklch(46.93% 0.059 270.6)
XYZ	xyz(10.3513, 10.2193, 20.4920)
Luminance	0.1022 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E597C #7C714E

analogous

#4E707C #4E597C #5A4E7C

triadic

#4E597C #7C4E59 #597C4E

tetradic

#4E597C #7C4E70 #7C714E #4E7C5A

square

#4E597C #7C4E70 #7C714E #4E7C5A

split-complementary

#4E597C #7C5A4E #707C4E

monochromatic

#1F2331 #363E56 #4E597C #6775A0 #8D97B7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.90

#4E597C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.04

#4E597C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E597C

6.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E597C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E597C	1.00	6.90	3.04	6.90
#FFFFFF	6.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E5C7E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A587B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#406065

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e597c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 89, 124);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.9% 0.059 270.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8187a2',
    500: '#4e597c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e597c;
$custom-light: #8187a2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e597c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 124
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225.652,
    "s": 22.772,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46927,
    "c": 0.05865,
    "h": 270.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1022
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E597C

secondary

#A49C82

accent

#AB69BF

background

#F7F8F9

surface

#EEEFF2

border

#C9CACC

text

#0A0B0F

muted

#7C7C7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E597C

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

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