#4E3CB0#4E3CB0

#4E3CB0 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 44.7% C 0.176 H 283.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E3CB0
RGB	rgb(78, 60, 176)
HSL	hsl(249, 49%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(249, 66%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.7%, 65.9%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.95, 39.58, -59.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.95, 71.38, 303.68°)
OKLab	oklab(44.75% 0.0419 -0.1707)
OKLCH	oklch(44.75% 0.176 283.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.5918, 7.9853, 41.9437)
Luminance	0.0799 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.77

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E3CB0 #9EB03C

analogous

#3C64B0 #4E3CB0 #883CB0

triadic

#4E3CB0 #B04E3C #3CB04E

tetradic

#4E3CB0 #B03C64 #9EB03C #3CB088

square

#4E3CB0 #B03C64 #9EB03C #3CB088

split-complementary

#4E3CB0 #B0883C #64B03C

monochromatic

#261D55 #3A2C82 #4E3CB0 #7160C9 #9A8ED8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.09

#4E3CB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.60

#4E3CB0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E3CB0

8.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E3CB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E3CB0	1.00	8.09	2.60	8.09
#FFFFFF	8.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053B4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004CAE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#205970

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e3cb0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 60, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.7% 0.176 283.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8973c9',
    500: '#4e3cb0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e3cb0;
$custom-light: #8973c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e3cb0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 249.31,
    "s": 49.153,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44745,
    "c": 0.17577,
    "h": 283.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.07986
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E3CB0

secondary

#BAC385

accent

#D94FC3

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0D0813

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E3CB0

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

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