#4E3BB5#4E3BB5

#4E3BB5 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 45.0% C 0.183 H 283.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E3BB5
RGB	rgb(78, 59, 181)
HSL	hsl(249, 51%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(249, 67%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.9%, 67.4%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.16, 41.72, -62.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.16, 74.76, 303.92°)
OKLab	oklab(45.02% 0.0422 -0.1784)
OKLCH	oklch(45.02% 0.183 283.3)
XYZ	xyz(13.0438, 8.0830, 44.5799)
Luminance	0.0808 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.88

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E3BB5 #A2B53B

analogous

#3B65B5 #4E3BB5 #8B3BB5

triadic

#4E3BB5 #B54E3B #3BB54E

tetradic

#4E3BB5 #B53B65 #A2B53B #3BB58B

square

#4E3BB5 #B53B65 #A2B53B #3BB58B

split-complementary

#4E3BB5 #B58B3B #65B53B

monochromatic

#261D59 #3A2C87 #4E3BB5 #7262CC #9B90DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.03

#4E3BB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.62

#4E3BB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E3BB5

8.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E3BB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E3BB5	1.00	8.03	2.62	8.03
#FFFFFF	8.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054B9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004CB3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#195A73

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e3bb5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 59, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.0% 0.183 283.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a72cc',
    500: '#4e3bb5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e3bb5;
$custom-light: #8a72cc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e3bb5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 249.344,
    "s": 50.833,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45021,
    "c": 0.18337,
    "h": 283.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08084
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E3BB5

secondary

#BCC686

accent

#DA4DC4

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F1EDF9

border

#CBC8D2

text

#0D0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E3BB5

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

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