#4E428C#4E428C

#4E428C is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 43.0% C 0.118 H 287.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E428C
RGB	rgb(78, 66, 140)
HSL	hsl(250, 36%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(250, 53%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.3%, 52.9%, 0%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.72, 24.63, -39.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.72, 46.66, 301.87°)
OKLab	oklab(43% 0.0362 -0.1126)
OKLCH	oklch(43% 0.118 287.8)
XYZ	xyz(9.8224, 7.4092, 25.7184)
Luminance	0.0741 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E428C #808C42

analogous

#425B8C #4E428C #73428C

triadic

#4E428C #8C4E42 #428C4E

tetradic

#4E428C #8C425B #808C42 #428C73

square

#4E428C #8C425B #808C42 #428C73

split-complementary

#4E428C #8C7342 #5B8C42

monochromatic

#201B39 #372E62 #4E428C #685AB1 #8E84C5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.46

#4E428C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.48

#4E428C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E428C

8.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E428C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E428C	1.00	8.46	2.48	8.46
#FFFFFF	8.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#214F8F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#214B8A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3C5260

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e428c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 66, 140);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.0% 0.118 287.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8476ae',
    500: '#4e428c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e428c;
$custom-light: #8476ae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e428c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 140
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 249.73,
    "s": 35.922,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43001,
    "c": 0.11823,
    "h": 287.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.0741
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E428C

secondary

#A7B07A

accent

#CC5CBA

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#EFEDF4

border

#CAC8CE

text

#0B0810

muted

#7C7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E428C

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

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