#4D4591#4D4591

#4D4591 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.079; OKLCH L 43.8% C 0.121 H 285.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4D4591
RGB	rgb(77, 69, 145)
HSL	hsl(246, 36%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(246, 52%, 57%)
CMYK	cmyk(46.9%, 52.4%, 0%, 43.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.73, 24.02, -41.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.73, 47.59, 300.32°)
OKLab	oklab(43.84% 0.0314 -0.1168)
OKLCH	oklch(43.84% 0.121 285)
XYZ	xyz(10.2980, 7.8779, 27.7606)
Luminance	0.0788 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4D4591 #899145

analogous

#456391 #4D4591 #734591

triadic

#4D4591 #914D45 #45914D

tetradic

#4D4591 #914563 #899145 #459173

square

#4D4591 #914563 #899145 #459173

split-complementary

#4D4591 #917345 #639145

monochromatic

#211E3E #373168 #4D4591 #6960B3 #9089C7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.15

#4D4591 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.58

#4D4591 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4D4591

8.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4D4591	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4D4591	1.00	8.15	2.58	8.15
#FFFFFF	8.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#225294

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1F4D8F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#375564

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4d4591;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(77, 69, 145);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.8% 0.121 285.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8379b2',
    500: '#4d4591',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4d4591;
$custom-light: #8379b2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4d4591",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 77,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 145
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.316,
    "s": 35.514,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43835,
    "c": 0.12099,
    "h": 285
  },
  "luminance": 0.07878
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4D4591

secondary

#ADB280

accent

#CC5CC0

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#EFEDF6

border

#CAC8D0

text

#0B0911

muted

#7C7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #4D4591

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

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