#4E3CAB#4E3CAB

#4E3CAB is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 44.3% C 0.169 H 284.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E3CAB
RGB	rgb(78, 60, 171)
HSL	hsl(250, 48%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(250, 65%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.4%, 64.9%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.54, 38.02, -57.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.54, 68.59, 303.67°)
OKLab	oklab(44.32% 0.0425 -0.1639)
OKLCH	oklch(44.32% 0.169 284.5)
XYZ	xyz(12.1062, 7.7910, 39.3861)
Luminance	0.0779 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.17

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E3CAB #99AB3C

analogous

#3C61AB #4E3CAB #863CAB

triadic

#4E3CAB #AB4E3C #3CAB4E

tetradic

#4E3CAB #AB3C61 #99AB3C #3CAB86

square

#4E3CAB #AB3C61 #99AB3C #3CAB86

split-complementary

#4E3CAB #AB863C #61AB3C

monochromatic

#251C50 #392C7E #4E3CAB #6F5EC6 #978BD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.21

#4E3CAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.56

#4E3CAB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E3CAB

8.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E3CAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E3CAB	1.00	8.21	2.56	8.21
#FFFFFF	8.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004BA9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#26576E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e3cab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 60, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.3% 0.169 284.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8873c5',
    500: '#4e3cab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e3cab;
$custom-light: #8873c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e3cab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 249.73,
    "s": 48.052,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44322,
    "c": 0.16931,
    "h": 284.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.07792
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E3CAB

secondary

#B7C182

accent

#D850C2

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0C0813

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E3CAB

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

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