#4E429D#4E429D

#4E429D is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 44.2% C 0.142 H 285.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E429D
RGB	rgb(78, 66, 157)
HSL	hsl(248, 41%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(248, 58%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.3%, 58%, 0%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.88, 29.95, -48.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.88, 56.68, 301.89°)
OKLab	oklab(44.23% 0.0368 -0.1375)
OKLCH	oklch(44.23% 0.142 285)
XYZ	xyz(11.1741, 7.9499, 32.8375)
Luminance	0.0795 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E429D #919D42

analogous

#42639D #4E429D #7B429D

triadic

#4E429D #9D4E42 #429D4E

tetradic

#4E429D #9D4263 #919D42 #429D7B

square

#4E429D #9D4263 #919D42 #429D7B

split-complementary

#4E429D #9D7B42 #639D42

monochromatic

#231E47 #393072 #4E429D #6C60BC #948BCE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.11

#4E429D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.59

#4E429D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E429D

8.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E429D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E429D	1.00	8.11	2.59	8.11
#FFFFFF	8.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0052A0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004D9B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#315769

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e429d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 66, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.2% 0.142 285.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8677bb',
    500: '#4e429d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e429d;
$custom-light: #8677bb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e429d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 247.912,
    "s": 40.807,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44231,
    "c": 0.14238,
    "h": 285
  },
  "luminance": 0.0795
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E429D

secondary

#B2B982

accent

#D157C1

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#F0EDF6

border

#CBC8D0

text

#0C0812

muted

#7D7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E429D

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

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