#4E3CB5#4E3CB5

#4E3CB5 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 45.2% C 0.182 H 283.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E3CB5
RGB	rgb(78, 60, 181)
HSL	hsl(249, 50%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(249, 67%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.9%, 66.9%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.37, 41.14, -61.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.37, 74.15, 303.70°)
OKLab	oklab(45.18% 0.0413 -0.1774)
OKLCH	oklch(45.18% 0.182 283.1)
XYZ	xyz(13.0957, 8.1868, 44.5972)
Luminance	0.0819 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.62

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E3CB5 #A3B53C

analogous

#3C66B5 #4E3CB5 #8B3CB5

triadic

#4E3CB5 #B54E3C #3CB54E

tetradic

#4E3CB5 #B53C66 #A3B53C #3CB58B

square

#4E3CB5 #B53C66 #A3B53C #3CB58B

split-complementary

#4E3CB5 #B58B3C #66B53C

monochromatic

#261E59 #3A2D87 #4E3CB5 #7263CB #9C91DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.96

#4E3CB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.64

#4E3CB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E3CB5

7.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E3CB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E3CB5	1.00	7.96	2.64	7.96
#FFFFFF	7.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0055B9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004DB3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#195B73

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e3cb5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 60, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.2% 0.182 283.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a73cc',
    500: '#4e3cb5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e3cb5;
$custom-light: #8a73cc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e3cb5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 248.926,
    "s": 50.207,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45175,
    "c": 0.18216,
    "h": 283.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08188
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E3CB5

secondary

#BCC687

accent

#DA4EC5

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F1EDF9

border

#CBC8D2

text

#0D0813

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E3CB5

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

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