#4E599D#4E599D

#4E599D is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.109 H 274.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E599D
RGB	rgb(78, 89, 157)
HSL	hsl(232, 34%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(232, 50%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.3%, 43.3%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.91, 15.28, -38.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.91, 41.38, 291.66°)
OKLab	oklab(48.77% 0.0089 -0.109)
OKLCH	oklch(48.77% 0.109 274.7)
XYZ	xyz(12.7982, 11.1980, 33.3788)
Luminance	0.1120 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#4E599D #9D924E

analogous

#4E809D #4E599D #6A4E9D

triadic

#4E599D #9D4E59 #599D4E

tetradic

#4E599D #9D4E80 #9D924E #4E9D6A

square

#4E599D #9D4E80 #9D924E #4E9D6A

split-complementary

#4E599D #9D6A4E #809D4E

monochromatic

#252B4B #3A4274 #4E599D #707AB8 #99A0CC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.48

#4E599D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.24

#4E599D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E599D

6.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E599D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E599D	1.00	6.48	3.24	6.48
#FFFFFF	6.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3E61A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#365B9B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2E6773

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e599d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 89, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.109 274.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8587ba',
    500: '#4e599d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e599d;
$custom-light: #8587ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e599d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.646,
    "s": 33.617,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48771,
    "c": 0.10935,
    "h": 274.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11199
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E599D

secondary

#B9B38E

accent

#BB5ECA

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#F0EFF6

border

#CBCAD0

text

#0B0B12

muted

#7C7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E599D

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

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