#4E428B#4E428B

#4E428B is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 42.9% C 0.117 H 288.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E428B
RGB	rgb(78, 66, 139)
HSL	hsl(250, 36%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(250, 53%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(43.9%, 52.5%, 0%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.66, 24.32, -39.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.66, 46.06, 301.87°)
OKLab	oklab(42.93% 0.0361 -0.1111)
OKLCH	oklch(42.93% 0.117 288)
XYZ	xyz(9.7490, 7.3799, 25.3319)
Luminance	0.0738 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E428B #7F8B42

analogous

#425A8B #4E428B #72428B

triadic

#4E428B #8B4E42 #428B4E

tetradic

#4E428B #8B425A #7F8B42 #428B72

square

#4E428B #8B425A #7F8B42 #428B72

split-complementary

#4E428B #8B7242 #5A8B42

monochromatic

#1F1B38 #372E62 #4E428B #685AB1 #8E83C4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.48

#4E428B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.48

#4E428B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E428B

8.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E428B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E428B	1.00	8.48	2.48	8.48
#FFFFFF	8.48	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.48	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#224E8E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#224B89

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3C5160

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e428b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 66, 139);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.9% 0.117 288.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8376ad',
    500: '#4e428b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e428b;
$custom-light: #8376ad;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e428b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 139
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 249.863,
    "s": 35.61,
    "l": 40.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42932,
    "c": 0.11678,
    "h": 288
  },
  "luminance": 0.0738
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E428B

secondary

#A6AF7A

accent

#CC5CB9

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#EFEDF4

border

#CAC8CE

text

#0B0810

muted

#7C7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E428B

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

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