#4E3BB3#4E3BB3
#4E3BB3 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 44.8% C 0.181 H 283.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E3BB3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 59, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(250, 50%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(250, 67%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(56.4%, 67%, 0%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.99, 41.10, -61.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(33.99, 73.66, 303.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(44.85% 0.0425 -0.1758) |
| OKLCH | oklch(44.85% 0.181 283.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.8400, 8.0015, 43.5069) |
| Luminance | 0.0800 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 1.91
Blue With A Hint Of Purple
#533CC6
ΔE00 2.77
Blurple
#5539CC
ΔE00 3.61
Bluey Purple
#6241C7
ΔE00 4.41
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 5.30
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 5.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E3BB3 #A0B33B
analogous
#3B64B3 #4E3BB3 #8A3BB3
triadic
#4E3BB3 #B34E3B #3BB34E
tetradic
#4E3BB3 #B33B64 #A0B33B #3BB38A
square
#4E3BB3 #B33B64 #A0B33B #3BB38A
split-complementary
#4E3BB3 #B38A3B #64B33B
monochromatic
#261D57 #3A2C85 #4E3BB3 #7160CB #9A8EDA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.08
#4E3BB3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.60
#4E3BB3 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E3BB3
8.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E3BB3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E3BB3 | 1.00 | 8.08 | 2.60 | 8.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0054B7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#004CB1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#1C5A72
Achromatopsia (no color)
#505050
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e3bb3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 59, 179); /* oklch */ color: oklch(44.8% 0.181 283.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8a72cb',
500: '#4e3bb3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e3bb3; $custom-light: #8a72cb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e3bb3",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 59,
"b": 179
},
"hsl": {
"h": 249.5,
"s": 50.42,
"l": 46.667
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.44847,
"c": 0.18084,
"h": 283.6
},
"luminance": 0.08002
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E3BB3
secondary
#BBC585
accent
#DA4EC4
background
#F9F7FC
surface
#F1EDF9
border
#CBC8D2
text
#0D0813
muted
#7E7B82