#4A4EAE#4A4EAE

#4A4EAE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 47.4% C 0.150 H 277.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4A4EAE
RGB	rgb(74, 78, 174)
HSL	hsl(238, 40%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(238, 57%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.5%, 55.2%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.77, 27.07, -52.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.77, 58.65, 297.49°)
OKLab	oklab(47.43% 0.0189 -0.149)
OKLCH	oklch(47.43% 0.15 277.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.1860, 9.9597, 41.2638)
Luminance	0.0996 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 6.72

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4A4EAE #AEAA4A

analogous

#4A80AE #4A4EAE #784AAE

triadic

#4A4EAE #AE4A4E #4EAE4A

tetradic

#4A4EAE #AE4A80 #AEAA4A #4AAE78

square

#4A4EAE #AE4A80 #AEAA4A #4AAE78

split-complementary

#4A4EAE #AE784A #80AE4A

monochromatic

#252858 #383B83 #4A4EAE #7275C3 #9D9FD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.02

#4A4EAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.99

#4A4EAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4A4EAE

7.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4A4EAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4A4EAE	1.00	7.02	2.99	7.02
#FFFFFF	7.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0D5DB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0055AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0E6476

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4a4eae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 78, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.4% 0.150 277.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#857fc7',
    500: '#4a4eae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4a4eae;
$custom-light: #857fc7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4a4eae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 74,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.6,
    "s": 40.323,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47426,
    "c": 0.15024,
    "h": 277.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.09961
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4A4EAE

secondary

#C2C092

accent

#CB58D0

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EEF8

border

#CBC9D1

text

#0C0A13

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4A4EAE

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

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