#4E599A#4E599A

#4E599A is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 48.6% C 0.105 H 274.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E599A
RGB	rgb(78, 89, 154)
HSL	hsl(231, 33%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(231, 49%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(49.4%, 42.2%, 0%, 39.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.74, 14.30, -36.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.74, 39.60, 291.17°)
OKLab	oklab(48.59% 0.0084 -0.1045)
OKLCH	oklch(48.59% 0.105 274.6)
XYZ	xyz(12.5452, 11.0968, 32.0464)
Luminance	0.1110 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E599A #9A8F4E

analogous

#4E7F9A #4E599A #694E9A

triadic

#4E599A #9A4E59 #599A4E

tetradic

#4E599A #9A4E7F #9A8F4E #4E9A69

square

#4E599A #9A4E7F #9A8F4E #4E9A69

split-complementary

#4E599A #9A694E #7F9A4E

monochromatic

#252A49 #394271 #4E599A #6F79B6 #989FCB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.52

#4E599A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.22

#4E599A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E599A

6.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E599A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E599A	1.00	6.52	3.22	6.52
#FFFFFF	6.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#40619D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#395B99

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#316772

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e599a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 89, 154);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.6% 0.105 274.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8487b8',
    500: '#4e599a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e599a;
$custom-light: #8487b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e599a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 154
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.316,
    "s": 32.759,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48587,
    "c": 0.10484,
    "h": 274.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11098
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E599A

secondary

#B7B18D

accent

#BA5FC9

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFEFF6

border

#CACAD0

text

#0B0B11

muted

#7C7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E599A

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

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