#4E599F#4E599F

#4E599F is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.113; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.112 H 274.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E599F
RGB	rgb(78, 89, 159)
HSL	hsl(232, 34%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(232, 51%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.9%, 44%, 0%, 37.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.03, 15.93, -39.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.03, 42.56, 291.97°)
OKLab	oklab(48.9% 0.0093 -0.1119)
OKLCH	oklch(48.9% 0.112 274.7)
XYZ	xyz(12.9703, 11.2669, 34.2854)
Luminance	0.1127 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#4E599F #9F944E

analogous

#4E829F #4E599F #6C4E9F

triadic

#4E599F #9F4E59 #599F4E

tetradic

#4E599F #9F4E82 #9F944E #4E9F6C

square

#4E599F #9F4E82 #9F944E #4E9F6C

split-complementary

#4E599F #9F6C4E #829F4E

monochromatic

#262B4D #3A4276 #4E599F #717BB9 #9AA1CD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.45

#4E599F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.25

#4E599F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E599F

6.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E599F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E599F	1.00	6.45	3.25	6.45
#FFFFFF	6.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3C62A2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#345B9D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2D6874

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e599f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 89, 159);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.112 274.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8587bc',
    500: '#4e599f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e599f;
$custom-light: #8587bc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e599f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 159
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.852,
    "s": 34.177,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48896,
    "c": 0.11233,
    "h": 274.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.11268
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E599F

secondary

#BAB48F

accent

#BB5ECA

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#F0EFF6

border

#CBCAD0

text

#0B0B12

muted

#7C7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E599F

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

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