#4A4E99#4A4E99

#4A4E99 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 45.9% C 0.120 H 278.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4A4E99
RGB	rgb(74, 78, 153)
HSL	hsl(237, 35%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(237, 52%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.6%, 49%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.37, 20.08, -41.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.37, 46.29, 295.71°)
OKLab	oklab(45.93% 0.0172 -0.1187)
OKLCH	oklch(45.93% 0.12 278.3)
XYZ	xyz(11.2964, 9.2039, 31.3121)
Luminance	0.0921 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4A4E99 #99954A

analogous

#4A7699 #4A4E99 #6E4A99

triadic

#4A4E99 #994A4E #4E994A

tetradic

#4A4E99 #994A76 #99954A #4A996E

square

#4A4E99 #994A76 #99954A #4A996E

split-complementary

#4A4E99 #996E4A #76994A

monochromatic

#222447 #363970 #4A4E99 #6A6DB7 #9396CB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.39

#4A4E99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.84

#4A4E99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4A4E99

7.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4A4E99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4A4E99	1.00	7.39	2.84	7.39
#FFFFFF	7.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2C599C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#255397

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2A5E6C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4a4e99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 78, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.9% 0.120 278.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#827fb7',
    500: '#4a4e99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4a4e99;
$custom-light: #827fb7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4a4e99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 74,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.962,
    "s": 34.802,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45929,
    "c": 0.11996,
    "h": 278.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.09205
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4A4E99

secondary

#B7B488

accent

#C55DCB

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#EFEEF6

border

#CAC9D0

text

#0B0A11

muted

#7C7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #4A4E99

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

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