#4E597E#4E597E

#4E597E is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 47.0% C 0.062 H 271.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E597E
RGB	rgb(78, 89, 126)
HSL	hsl(226, 24%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(226, 38%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(38.1%, 29.4%, 0%, 50.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.32, 5.60, -22.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.32, 22.89, 284.16°)
OKLab	oklab(47.03% 0.0013 -0.0618)
OKLCH	oklch(47.03% 0.062 271.2)
XYZ	xyz(10.4790, 10.2704, 21.1649)
Luminance	0.1027 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E597E #7E734E

analogous

#4E717E #4E597E #5B4E7E

triadic

#4E597E #7E4E59 #597E4E

tetradic

#4E597E #7E4E71 #7E734E #4E7E5B

square

#4E597E #7E4E71 #7E734E #4E7E5B

split-complementary

#4E597E #7E5B4E #717E4E

monochromatic

#1F2432 #373E58 #4E597E #6875A1 #8E98B9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.88

#4E597E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.05

#4E597E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E597E

6.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E597E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E597E	1.00	6.88	3.05	6.88
#FFFFFF	6.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D5C80

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#49587D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#406066

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e597e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 89, 126);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.0% 0.062 271.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8187a3',
    500: '#4e597e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e597e;
$custom-light: #8187a3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e597e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 126
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226.25,
    "s": 23.529,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47027,
    "c": 0.06177,
    "h": 271.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10271
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E597E

secondary

#A69D82

accent

#AC68C0

background

#F8F8FA

surface

#EFEFF4

border

#CACACE

text

#0A0B0F

muted

#7C7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E597E

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

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