#4D49BE#4D49BE

#4D49BE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 48.0% C 0.178 H 278.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4D49BE
RGB	rgb(77, 73, 190)
HSL	hsl(242, 47%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(242, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.5%, 61.6%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.95, 36.06, -61.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.95, 70.99, 300.53°)
OKLab	oklab(47.99% 0.0273 -0.1758)
OKLCH	oklch(47.99% 0.178 278.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.7344, 10.0595, 49.8704)
Luminance	0.1006 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.45

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4D49BE #BABE49

analogous

#4980BE #4D49BE #8849BE

triadic

#4D49BE #BE4D49 #49BE4D

tetradic

#4D49BE #BE4980 #BABE49 #49BE88

square

#4D49BE #BE4980 #BABE49 #49BE88

split-complementary

#4D49BE #BE8849 #80BE49

monochromatic

#272568 #383595 #4D49BE #7976CE #A5A3DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.97

#4D49BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.01

#4D49BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4D49BE

6.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4D49BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4D49BE	1.00	6.97	3.01	6.97
#FFFFFF	6.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EC2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0055BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00667C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4d49be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(77, 73, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.0% 0.178 278.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a7cd2',
    500: '#4d49be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4d49be;
$custom-light: #8a7cd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4d49be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 77,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.051,
    "s": 47.368,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47989,
    "c": 0.17795,
    "h": 278.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10061
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4D49BE

secondary

#C9CB98

accent

#D751D2

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EEFA

border

#CBC9D3

text

#0D0914

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4D49BE

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

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