#4E3DAE#4E3DAE

#4E3DAE is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 44.7% C 0.172 H 283.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E3DAE
RGB	rgb(78, 61, 174)
HSL	hsl(249, 48%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(249, 65%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.2%, 64.9%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.01, 38.36, -58.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.01, 69.64, 303.43°)
OKLab	oklab(44.74% 0.0412 -0.1669)
OKLCH	oklch(44.74% 0.172 283.9)
XYZ	xyz(12.4483, 8.0125, 40.9268)
Luminance	0.0801 (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

#4E3DAE #9DAE3D

analogous

#3D64AE #4E3DAE #863DAE

triadic

#4E3DAE #AE4E3D #3DAE4E

tetradic

#4E3DAE #AE3D64 #9DAE3D #3DAE86

square

#4E3DAE #AE3D64 #9DAE3D #3DAE86

split-complementary

#4E3DAE #AE863D #64AE3D

monochromatic

#251D53 #3A2D81 #4E3DAE #7061C8 #998ED7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.07

#4E3DAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.60

#4E3DAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E3DAE

8.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E3DAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E3DAE	1.00	8.07	2.60	8.07
#FFFFFF	8.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0053B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004CAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#235970

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e3dae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 61, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.7% 0.172 283.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8973c7',
    500: '#4e3dae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e3dae;
$custom-light: #8973c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e3dae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 249.027,
    "s": 48.085,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44735,
    "c": 0.17194,
    "h": 283.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08013
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E3DAE

secondary

#B9C285

accent

#D850C3

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0C0813

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E3DAE

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

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