#4E5999#4E5999

#4E5999 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 48.5% C 0.103 H 274.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E5999
RGB	rgb(78, 89, 153)
HSL	hsl(231, 32%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(231, 49%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(49%, 41.8%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.69, 13.98, -36.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.69, 39.01, 291.00°)
OKLab	oklab(48.53% 0.0082 -0.103)
OKLCH	oklch(48.53% 0.103 274.5)
XYZ	xyz(12.4622, 11.0636, 31.6096)
Luminance	0.1106 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E5999 #998E4E

analogous

#4E7E99 #4E5999 #684E99

triadic

#4E5999 #994E59 #59994E

tetradic

#4E5999 #994E7E #998E4E #4E9968

square

#4E5999 #994E7E #998E4E #4E9968

split-complementary

#4E5999 #99684E #7E994E

monochromatic

#252A48 #394170 #4E5999 #6F79B5 #979FCA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.54

#4E5999 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.21

#4E5999 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E5999

6.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E5999	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E5999	1.00	6.54	3.21	6.54
#FFFFFF	6.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#40619B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#395B98

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#316671

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e5999;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 89, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.5% 0.103 274.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8487b7',
    500: '#4e5999',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e5999;
$custom-light: #8487b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e5999",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.2,
    "s": 32.468,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48526,
    "c": 0.10334,
    "h": 274.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11064
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E5999

secondary

#B7B08C

accent

#B95FC9

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFEFF6

border

#CACAD0

text

#0B0B11

muted

#7C7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E5999

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

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