#4E3CB2#4E3CB2

#4E3CB2 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 44.9% C 0.178 H 283.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E3CB2
RGB	rgb(78, 60, 178)
HSL	hsl(249, 50%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(249, 66%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.2%, 66.3%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.12, 40.20, -60.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.12, 72.49, 303.68°)
OKLab	oklab(44.92% 0.0417 -0.1734)
OKLCH	oklch(44.92% 0.178 283.5)
XYZ	xyz(12.7912, 8.0650, 42.9935)
Luminance	0.0807 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.68

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E3CB2 #A0B23C

analogous

#3C65B2 #4E3CB2 #893CB2

triadic

#4E3CB2 #B24E3C #3CB24E

tetradic

#4E3CB2 #B23C65 #A0B23C #3CB289

square

#4E3CB2 #B23C65 #A0B23C #3CB289

split-complementary

#4E3CB2 #B2893C #65B23C

monochromatic

#261D56 #3A2D84 #4E3CB2 #7161CA #9A8FD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.04

#4E3CB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.61

#4E3CB2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E3CB2

8.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E3CB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E3CB2	1.00	8.04	2.61	8.04
#FFFFFF	8.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004CB0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1D5A72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e3cb2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 60, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.9% 0.178 283.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8973ca',
    500: '#4e3cb2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e3cb2;
$custom-light: #8973ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e3cb2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 249.153,
    "s": 49.58,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44916,
    "c": 0.17834,
    "h": 283.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08066
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E3CB2

secondary

#BBC486

accent

#D94FC4

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0D0813

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E3CB2

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

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