#4E597D#4E597D

#4E597D is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 47.0% C 0.060 H 270.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E597D
RGB	rgb(78, 89, 125)
HSL	hsl(226, 23%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(226, 38%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.6%, 28.8%, 0%, 51%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.28, 5.30, -21.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.28, 22.29, 283.77°)
OKLab	oklab(46.98% 0.0009 -0.0602)
OKLCH	oklch(46.98% 0.06 270.9)
XYZ	xyz(10.4148, 10.2447, 20.8267)
Luminance	0.1024 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E597D #7D724E

analogous

#4E717D #4E597D #5A4E7D

triadic

#4E597D #7D4E59 #597D4E

tetradic

#4E597D #7D4E71 #7D724E #4E7D5A

square

#4E597D #7D4E71 #7D724E #4E7D5A

split-complementary

#4E597D #7D5A4E #717D4E

monochromatic

#1F2332 #363E57 #4E597D #6875A1 #8D97B8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.89

#4E597D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.05

#4E597D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E597D

6.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E597D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E597D	1.00	6.89	3.05	6.89
#FFFFFF	6.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D5C7F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#49587C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#406066

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e597d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 89, 125);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.0% 0.060 270.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8187a2',
    500: '#4e597d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e597d;
$custom-light: #8187a2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e597d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 125
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225.957,
    "s": 23.153,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46977,
    "c": 0.06022,
    "h": 270.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.10245
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E597D

secondary

#A59D82

accent

#AB68C0

background

#F8F8FA

surface

#EFEFF3

border

#CACACD

text

#0A0B0F

muted

#7C7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E597D

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

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