#4E3CAA#4E3CAA

#4E3CAA is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 44.2% C 0.168 H 284.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E3CAA
RGB	rgb(78, 60, 170)
HSL	hsl(250, 48%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(250, 65%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.1%, 64.7%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.46, 37.71, -56.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.46, 68.02, 303.67°)
OKLab	oklab(44.24% 0.0426 -0.1625)
OKLCH	oklch(44.24% 0.168 284.7)
XYZ	xyz(12.0113, 7.7530, 38.8860)
Luminance	0.0775 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.27

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E3CAA #98AA3C

analogous

#3C61AA #4E3CAA #853CAA

triadic

#4E3CAA #AA4E3C #3CAA4E

tetradic

#4E3CAA #AA3C61 #98AA3C #3CAA85

square

#4E3CAA #AA3C61 #98AA3C #3CAA85

split-complementary

#4E3CAA #AA853C #61AA3C

monochromatic

#241C50 #392C7D #4E3CAA #6E5DC6 #978BD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.23

#4E3CAA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.55

#4E3CAA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E3CAA

8.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E3CAA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E3CAA	1.00	8.23	2.55	8.23
#FFFFFF	8.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004BA8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#27576D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e3caa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 60, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.2% 0.168 284.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8873c4',
    500: '#4e3caa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e3caa;
$custom-light: #8873c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e3caa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 249.818,
    "s": 47.826,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44238,
    "c": 0.16801,
    "h": 284.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.07754
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E3CAA

secondary

#B6C081

accent

#D750C1

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0C0813

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E3CAA

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

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