#4E5E89#4E5E89

#4E5E89 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 48.7% C 0.072 H 268.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E5E89
RGB	rgb(78, 94, 137)
HSL	hsl(224, 27%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(224, 43%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(43.1%, 31.4%, 0%, 46.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.30, 5.77, -25.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.30, 26.46, 282.60°)
OKLab	oklab(48.73% -0.0024 -0.0722)
OKLCH	oklch(48.73% 0.072 268.1)
XYZ	xyz(11.6585, 11.4306, 25.2541)
Luminance	0.1143 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E5E89 #89794E

analogous

#4E7C89 #4E5E89 #5C4E89

triadic

#4E5E89 #894E5E #5E894E

tetradic

#4E5E89 #894E7C #89794E #4E895C

square

#4E5E89 #894E7C #89794E #4E895C

split-complementary

#4E5E89 #895C4E #7C894E

monochromatic

#22283B #384362 #4E5E89 #6A7BAA #919EC0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.39

#4E5E89 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.29

#4E5E89 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E5E89

6.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E5E89	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E5E89	1.00	6.39	3.29	6.39
#FFFFFF	6.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F628B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#495D88

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3A676D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e5e89;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 94, 137);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.7% 0.072 268.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#828bab',
    500: '#4e5e89',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e5e89;
$custom-light: #828bab;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e5e89",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 137
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 223.729,
    "s": 27.442,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48728,
    "c": 0.07223,
    "h": 268.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11431
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E5E89

secondary

#ADA286

accent

#AA64C4

background

#F8F8FA

surface

#EFF0F4

border

#CACBCE

text

#0B0C10

muted

#7C7D7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E5E89

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

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