#4E3BAF#4E3BAF

#4E3BAF is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 44.5% C 0.176 H 284.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E3BAF
RGB	rgb(78, 59, 175)
HSL	hsl(250, 50%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(250, 66%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.4%, 66.3%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.65, 39.85, -59.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.65, 71.44, 303.91°)
OKLab	oklab(44.5% 0.043 -0.1704)
OKLCH	oklch(44.5% 0.176 284.2)
XYZ	xyz(12.4414, 7.8421, 41.4072)
Luminance	0.0784 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.07

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E3BAF #9CAF3B

analogous

#3B62AF #4E3BAF #883BAF

triadic

#4E3BAF #AF4E3B #3BAF4E

tetradic

#4E3BAF #AF3B62 #9CAF3B #3BAF88

square

#4E3BAF #AF3B62 #9CAF3B #3BAF88

split-complementary

#4E3BAF #AF883B #62AF3B

monochromatic

#251C53 #3A2C81 #4E3BAF #705EC9 #998CD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.18

#4E3BAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.57

#4E3BAF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E3BAF

8.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E3BAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E3BAF	1.00	8.18	2.57	8.18
#FFFFFF	8.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004BAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#225870

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e3baf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 59, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.5% 0.176 284.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8972c8',
    500: '#4e3baf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e3baf;
$custom-light: #8972c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e3baf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 249.828,
    "s": 49.573,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44502,
    "c": 0.17574,
    "h": 284.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.07843
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E3BAF

secondary

#B8C383

accent

#D94FC2

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0D0813

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E3BAF

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