#4E428E#4E428E

#4E428E is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 43.1% C 0.121 H 287.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E428E
RGB	rgb(78, 66, 142)
HSL	hsl(249, 37%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(249, 54%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.1%, 53.5%, 0%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.85, 25.25, -40.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.85, 47.85, 301.85°)
OKLab	oklab(43.14% 0.0363 -0.1155)
OKLCH	oklch(43.14% 0.121 287.4)
XYZ	xyz(9.9712, 7.4687, 26.5022)
Luminance	0.0747 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E428E #828E42

analogous

#425C8E #4E428E #74428E

triadic

#4E428E #8E4E42 #428E4E

tetradic

#4E428E #8E425C #828E42 #428E74

square

#4E428E #8E425C #828E42 #428E74

split-complementary

#4E428E #8E7442 #5C8E42

monochromatic

#201B3A #372F64 #4E428E #685BB3 #8F84C6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.42

#4E428E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.49

#4E428E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E428E

8.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E428E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E428E	1.00	8.42	2.49	8.42
#FFFFFF	8.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1F4F91

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1E4B8C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3B5261

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e428e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 66, 142);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.1% 0.121 287.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8476af',
    500: '#4e428e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e428e;
$custom-light: #8476af;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e428e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 142
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 249.474,
    "s": 36.538,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4314,
    "c": 0.12112,
    "h": 287.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.07469
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E428E

secondary

#A8B17B

accent

#CD5BBB

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#EFEDF5

border

#CAC8CF

text

#0B0810

muted

#7C7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E428E

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

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