#4C4E99#4C4E99

#4C4E99 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.093; OKLCH L 46.1% C 0.120 H 279.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4C4E99
RGB	rgb(76, 78, 153)
HSL	hsl(238, 34%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(238, 50%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.3%, 49%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.53, 20.55, -41.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.53, 46.27, 296.37°)
OKLab	oklab(46.08% 0.0197 -0.1179)
OKLCH	oklch(46.08% 0.12 279.5)
XYZ	xyz(11.4529, 9.2846, 31.3194)
Luminance	0.0929 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4C4E99 #99974C

analogous

#4C7499 #4C4E99 #714C99

triadic

#4C4E99 #994C4E #4E994C

tetradic

#4C4E99 #994C74 #99974C #4C9971

square

#4C4E99 #994C74 #99974C #4C9971

split-complementary

#4C4E99 #99714C #74994C

monochromatic

#232447 #383970 #4C4E99 #6C6EB6 #9596CA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.35

#4C4E99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.86

#4C4E99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4C4E99

7.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4C4E99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4C4E99	1.00	7.35	2.86	7.35
#FFFFFF	7.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.86	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2D599C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#265397

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2F5E6C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4c4e99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 78, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.1% 0.120 279.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#837fb7',
    500: '#4c4e99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4c4e99;
$custom-light: #837fb7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4c4e99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 76,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.442,
    "s": 33.624,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46084,
    "c": 0.11956,
    "h": 279.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.09285
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4C4E99

secondary

#B7B68A

accent

#C75ECA

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#EFEEF6

border

#CAC9D0

text

#0B0A11

muted

#7C7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #4C4E99

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

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