#4E3BAE#4E3BAE

#4E3BAE is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 44.4% C 0.174 H 284.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E3BAE
RGB	rgb(78, 59, 174)
HSL	hsl(250, 49%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(250, 66%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.2%, 66.1%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.57, 39.54, -58.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.57, 70.89, 303.91°)
OKLab	oklab(44.42% 0.0431 -0.169)
OKLCH	oklch(44.42% 0.174 284.3)
XYZ	xyz(12.3435, 7.8029, 40.8919)
Luminance	0.0780 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.13

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E3BAE #9BAE3B

analogous

#3B61AE #4E3BAE #873BAE

triadic

#4E3BAE #AE4E3B #3BAE4E

tetradic

#4E3BAE #AE3B61 #9BAE3B #3BAE87

square

#4E3BAE #AE3B61 #9BAE3B #3BAE87

split-complementary

#4E3BAE #AE873B #61AE3B

monochromatic

#251C53 #3A2C80 #4E3BAE #6F5EC8 #988CD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.20

#4E3BAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.56

#4E3BAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E3BAE

8.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E3BAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E3BAE	1.00	8.20	2.56	8.20
#FFFFFF	8.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004BAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#23586F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e3bae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 59, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.4% 0.174 284.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8972c7',
    500: '#4e3bae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e3bae;
$custom-light: #8972c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e3bae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 249.913,
    "s": 49.356,
    "l": 45.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44416,
    "c": 0.17445,
    "h": 284.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.07804
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E3BAE

secondary

#B8C282

accent

#D94FC2

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0C0813

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E3BAE

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

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