#4E599E#4E599E

#4E599E is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.112; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.111 H 274.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E599E
RGB	rgb(78, 89, 158)
HSL	hsl(232, 34%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(232, 51%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.6%, 43.7%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.97, 15.60, -38.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.97, 41.97, 291.82°)
OKLab	oklab(48.83% 0.0091 -0.1105)
OKLCH	oklch(48.83% 0.111 274.7)
XYZ	xyz(12.8839, 11.2323, 33.8303)
Luminance	0.1123 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E599E #9E934E

analogous

#4E819E #4E599E #6B4E9E

triadic

#4E599E #9E4E59 #599E4E

tetradic

#4E599E #9E4E81 #9E934E #4E9E6B

square

#4E599E #9E4E81 #9E934E #4E9E6B

split-complementary

#4E599E #9E6B4E #819E4E

monochromatic

#262B4C #3A4275 #4E599E #717AB9 #9AA1CD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.47

#4E599E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.25

#4E599E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E599E

6.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E599E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E599E	1.00	6.47	3.25	6.47
#FFFFFF	6.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3D62A1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#355B9C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2E6874

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e599e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 89, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.111 274.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8587bb',
    500: '#4e599e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e599e;
$custom-light: #8587bb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e599e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.75,
    "s": 33.898,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48833,
    "c": 0.11085,
    "h": 274.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11233
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E599E

secondary

#BAB48E

accent

#BB5ECA

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#F0EFF6

border

#CBCAD0

text

#0B0B12

muted

#7C7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E599E

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

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