#4E599C#4E599C

#4E599C is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 48.7% C 0.108 H 274.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E599C
RGB	rgb(78, 89, 156)
HSL	hsl(232, 33%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(232, 50%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(50%, 42.9%, 0%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.86, 14.95, -37.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.86, 40.79, 291.50°)
OKLab	oklab(48.71% 0.0088 -0.1075)
OKLCH	oklch(48.71% 0.108 274.7)
XYZ	xyz(12.7131, 11.1640, 32.9310)
Luminance	0.1116 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E599C #9C914E

analogous

#4E809C #4E599C #6A4E9C

triadic

#4E599C #9C4E59 #599C4E

tetradic

#4E599C #9C4E80 #9C914E #4E9C6A

square

#4E599C #9C4E80 #9C914E #4E9C6A

split-complementary

#4E599C #9C6A4E #809C4E

monochromatic

#252A4A #3A4273 #4E599C #707AB7 #99A0CC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.50

#4E599C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.23

#4E599C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E599C

6.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E599C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E599C	1.00	6.50	3.23	6.50
#FFFFFF	6.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3E619F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#375B9B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2F6773

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e599c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 89, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.7% 0.108 274.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8487b9',
    500: '#4e599c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e599c;
$custom-light: #8487b9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e599c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.538,
    "s": 33.333,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4871,
    "c": 0.10786,
    "h": 274.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11165
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E599C

secondary

#B8B28D

accent

#BA5EC9

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFEFF6

border

#CACAD0

text

#0B0B11

muted

#7C7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E599C

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

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