#4E5E99#4E5E99

#4E5E99 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.097 H 271.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E5E99
RGB	rgb(78, 94, 153)
HSL	hsl(227, 32%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(227, 49%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(49%, 38.6%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.10, 10.80, -34.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.10, 35.85, 287.53°)
OKLab	oklab(49.61% 0.0018 -0.0965)
OKLCH	oklch(49.61% 0.097 271.1)
XYZ	xyz(12.8925, 11.9242, 31.7531)
Luminance	0.1192 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E5E99 #99894E

analogous

#4E8399 #4E5E99 #634E99

triadic

#4E5E99 #994E5E #5E994E

tetradic

#4E5E99 #994E83 #99894E #4E9963

square

#4E5E99 #994E83 #99894E #4E9963

split-complementary

#4E5E99 #99634E #83994E

monochromatic

#252C48 #394570 #4E5E99 #6F7EB5 #97A2CA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.20

#4E5E99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.39

#4E5E99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E5E99

6.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E5E99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E5E99	1.00	6.20	3.39	6.20
#FFFFFF	6.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#48649B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#405E98

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#306A74

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e5e99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 94, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.097 271.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#848bb7',
    500: '#4e5e99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e5e99;
$custom-light: #848bb7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e5e99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 227.2,
    "s": 32.468,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49608,
    "c": 0.0965,
    "h": 271.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11925
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E5E99

secondary

#B7AE8C

accent

#B25FC9

background

#F8F8FB

surface

#EFF0F6

border

#CACBD0

text

#0B0C11

muted

#7C7D80

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E5E99

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

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