#4E3DAD#4E3DAD

#4E3DAD is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 44.7% C 0.171 H 284.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E3DAD
RGB	rgb(78, 61, 173)
HSL	hsl(249, 48%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(249, 65%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.9%, 64.7%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.93, 38.05, -57.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.93, 69.08, 303.43°)
OKLab	oklab(44.65% 0.0413 -0.1656)
OKLCH	oklch(44.65% 0.171 284)
XYZ	xyz(12.3512, 7.9736, 40.4153)
Luminance	0.0797 (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

#4E3DAD #9CAD3D

analogous

#3D64AD #4E3DAD #863DAD

triadic

#4E3DAD #AD4E3D #3DAD4E

tetradic

#4E3DAD #AD3D64 #9CAD3D #3DAD86

square

#4E3DAD #AD3D64 #9CAD3D #3DAD86

split-complementary

#4E3DAD #AD863D #64AD3D

monochromatic

#251D53 #3A2D80 #4E3DAD #7060C7 #998DD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.09

#4E3DAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.59

#4E3DAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E3DAD

8.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E3DAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E3DAD	1.00	8.09	2.59	8.09
#FFFFFF	8.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004CAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#24596F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e3dad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 61, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.7% 0.171 284.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8973c6',
    500: '#4e3dad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e3dad;
$custom-light: #8973c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e3dad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 249.107,
    "s": 47.863,
    "l": 45.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44651,
    "c": 0.17064,
    "h": 284
  },
  "luminance": 0.07974
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E3DAD

secondary

#B8C284

accent

#D750C3

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0C0813

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E3DAD

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →