#4E3BB8#4E3BB8

#4E3BB8 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 45.3% C 0.187 H 282.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E3BB8
RGB	rgb(78, 59, 184)
HSL	hsl(249, 51%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(249, 68%, 72%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.6%, 67.9%, 0%, 27.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.41, 42.65, -63.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.41, 76.40, 303.93°)
OKLab	oklab(45.29% 0.0418 -0.1824)
OKLCH	oklch(45.29% 0.187 282.9)
XYZ	xyz(13.3549, 8.2075, 46.2186)
Luminance	0.0821 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.93

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E3BB8 #A5B83B

analogous

#3B66B8 #4E3BB8 #8C3BB8

triadic

#4E3BB8 #B84E3B #3BB84E

tetradic

#4E3BB8 #B83B66 #A5B83B #3BB88C

square

#4E3BB8 #B83B66 #A5B83B #3BB88C

split-complementary

#4E3BB8 #B88C3B #66B83B

monochromatic

#271D5B #3A2C8A #4E3BB8 #7363CD #9D92DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.95

#4E3BB8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.64

#4E3BB8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E3BB8

7.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E3BB8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E3BB8	1.00	7.95	2.64	7.95
#FFFFFF	7.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055BC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004DB6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#135B74

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e3bb8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 59, 184);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.3% 0.187 282.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b72ce',
    500: '#4e3bb8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e3bb8;
$custom-light: #8b72ce;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e3bb8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 184
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 249.12,
    "s": 51.44,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45285,
    "c": 0.18714,
    "h": 282.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08208
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E3BB8

secondary

#BDC788

accent

#DB4DC5

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F1EDF9

border

#CBC8D2

text

#0D0814

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E3BB8

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

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