#4E3EAE#4E3EAE

#4E3EAE is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 44.9% C 0.171 H 283.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E3EAE
RGB	rgb(78, 62, 174)
HSL	hsl(249, 47%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(249, 64%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.2%, 64.4%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.23, 37.77, -57.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.23, 69.00, 303.18°)
OKLab	oklab(44.9% 0.0402 -0.1659)
OKLCH	oklch(44.9% 0.171 283.6)
XYZ	xyz(12.5022, 8.1202, 40.9448)
Luminance	0.0812 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.48

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E3EAE #9EAE3E

analogous

#3E66AE #4E3EAE #863EAE

triadic

#4E3EAE #AE4E3E #3EAE4E

tetradic

#4E3EAE #AE3E66 #9EAE3E #3EAE86

square

#4E3EAE #AE3E66 #9EAE3E #3EAE86

split-complementary

#4E3EAE #AE863E #66AE3E

monochromatic

#261E54 #3A2E81 #4E3EAE #7162C7 #9A8FD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.00

#4E3EAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.62

#4E3EAE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E3EAE

8.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E3EAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E3EAE	1.00	8.00	2.62	8.00
#FFFFFF	8.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0054B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004DAC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#225A70

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e3eae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 62, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.9% 0.171 283.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8974c7',
    500: '#4e3eae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e3eae;
$custom-light: #8974c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e3eae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 248.571,
    "s": 47.458,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44897,
    "c": 0.17067,
    "h": 283.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08121
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E3EAE

secondary

#BAC286

accent

#D751C4

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0C0813

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E3EAE

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

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