#4E41BD#4E41BD

#4E41BD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 46.7% C 0.186 H 281.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E41BD
RGB	rgb(78, 65, 189)
HSL	hsl(246, 49%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(246, 66%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.7%, 65.6%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.13, 40.72, -63.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.13, 75.47, 302.66°)
OKLab	oklab(46.65% 0.0359 -0.1828)
OKLCH	oklch(46.65% 0.186 281.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.2146, 9.0734, 49.1366)
Luminance	0.0907 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 1.19

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E41BD #B0BD41

analogous

#4172BD #4E41BD #8C41BD

triadic

#4E41BD #BD4E41 #41BD4E

tetradic

#4E41BD #BD4172 #B0BD41 #41BD8C

square

#4E41BD #BD4172 #B0BD41 #41BD8C

split-complementary

#4E41BD #BD8C41 #72BD41

monochromatic

#282262 #3B318F #4E41BD #786ECD #A29CDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.46

#4E41BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.81

#4E41BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E41BD

7.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E41BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E41BD	1.00	7.46	2.81	7.46
#FFFFFF	7.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0050BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#026179

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e41bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 65, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.7% 0.186 281.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b77d2',
    500: '#4e41bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e41bd;
$custom-light: #8b77d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e41bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 65,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.29,
    "s": 48.819,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46653,
    "c": 0.18633,
    "h": 281.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09074
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E41BD

secondary

#C3C991

accent

#D84FCA

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EDFA

border

#CBC8D3

text

#0D0814

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E41BD

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