#4E3CAF#4E3CAF

#4E3CAF is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.079; OKLCH L 44.7% C 0.174 H 283.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E3CAF
RGB	rgb(78, 60, 175)
HSL	hsl(249, 49%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(249, 66%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.4%, 65.7%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.87, 39.27, -58.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.87, 70.82, 303.67°)
OKLab	oklab(44.66% 0.042 -0.1693)
OKLCH	oklch(44.66% 0.174 283.9)
XYZ	xyz(12.4932, 7.9458, 41.4245)
Luminance	0.0795 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.83

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E3CAF #9DAF3C

analogous

#3C63AF #4E3CAF #873CAF

triadic

#4E3CAF #AF4E3C #3CAF4E

tetradic

#4E3CAF #AF3C63 #9DAF3C #3CAF87

square

#4E3CAF #AF3C63 #9DAF3C #3CAF87

split-complementary

#4E3CAF #AF873C #63AF3C

monochromatic

#251D54 #3A2C81 #4E3CAF #7060C8 #998DD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.11

#4E3CAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.59

#4E3CAF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E3CAF

8.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E3CAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E3CAF	1.00	8.11	2.59	8.11
#FFFFFF	8.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004CAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#215970

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e3caf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 60, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.7% 0.174 283.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8973c8',
    500: '#4e3caf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e3caf;
$custom-light: #8973c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e3caf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 249.391,
    "s": 48.936,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44659,
    "c": 0.17449,
    "h": 283.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.07947
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E3CAF

secondary

#B9C384

accent

#D84FC3

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0C0813

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E3CAF

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

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