#4A4E8A#4A4E8A

#4A4E8A is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 45.0% C 0.097 H 278.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4A4E8A
RGB	rgb(74, 78, 138)
HSL	hsl(236, 30%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(236, 46%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(46.4%, 43.5%, 0%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.48, 15.21, -34.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.48, 37.27, 294.09°)
OKLab	oklab(44.96% 0.0149 -0.0962)
OKLCH	oklch(44.96% 0.097 278.8)
XYZ	xyz(10.1345, 8.7391, 25.1926)
Luminance	0.0874 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4A4E8A #8A864A

analogous

#4A6E8A #4A4E8A #664A8A

triadic

#4A4E8A #8A4A4E #4E8A4A

tetradic

#4A4E8A #8A4A6E #8A864A #4A8A66

square

#4A4E8A #8A4A6E #8A864A #4A8A66

split-complementary

#4A4E8A #8A664A #6E8A4A

monochromatic

#1F213A #353762 #4A4E8A #6569AC #8D90C2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.64

#4A4E8A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.75

#4A4E8A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4A4E8A

7.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4A4E8A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4A4E8A	1.00	7.64	2.75	7.64
#FFFFFF	7.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#37568C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#335189

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#345A65

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4a4e8a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 78, 138);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.0% 0.097 278.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#807fac',
    500: '#4a4e8a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4a4e8a;
$custom-light: #807fac;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4a4e8a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 74,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 138
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.25,
    "s": 30.189,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44958,
    "c": 0.09735,
    "h": 278.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.0874
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4A4E8A

secondary

#AEAB82

accent

#C061C6

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#EFEEF4

border

#CAC9CE

text

#0A0A10

muted

#7C7C7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #4A4E8A

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

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