#4E599B#4E599B

#4E599B is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 48.6% C 0.106 H 274.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E599B
RGB	rgb(78, 89, 155)
HSL	hsl(231, 33%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(231, 50%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(49.7%, 42.6%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.80, 14.63, -37.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.80, 40.19, 291.34°)
OKLab	oklab(48.65% 0.0086 -0.106)
OKLCH	oklch(48.65% 0.106 274.6)
XYZ	xyz(12.6288, 11.1303, 32.4869)
Luminance	0.1113 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E599B #9B904E

analogous

#4E7F9B #4E599B #694E9B

triadic

#4E599B #9B4E59 #599B4E

tetradic

#4E599B #9B4E7F #9B904E #4E9B69

square

#4E599B #9B4E7F #9B904E #4E9B69

split-complementary

#4E599B #9B694E #7F9B4E

monochromatic

#252A4A #3A4272 #4E599B #6F7AB7 #989FCB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.51

#4E599B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.23

#4E599B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E599B

6.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E599B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E599B	1.00	6.51	3.23	6.51
#FFFFFF	6.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3F619E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#385B9A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#306772

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e599b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 89, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.6% 0.106 274.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8487b9',
    500: '#4e599b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e599b;
$custom-light: #8487b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e599b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.429,
    "s": 33.047,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48648,
    "c": 0.10636,
    "h": 274.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11131
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E599B

secondary

#B8B28D

accent

#BA5FC9

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFEFF6

border

#CACAD0

text

#0B0B11

muted

#7C7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E599B

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

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