#4E438B#4E438B

#4E438B is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 43.1% C 0.115 H 287.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E438B
RGB	rgb(78, 67, 139)
HSL	hsl(249, 35%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(249, 52%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(43.9%, 51.8%, 0%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.91, 23.68, -38.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.91, 45.38, 301.46°)
OKLab	oklab(43.12% 0.0348 -0.1098)
OKLCH	oklch(43.12% 0.115 287.6)
XYZ	xyz(9.8079, 7.4977, 25.3515)
Luminance	0.0750 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E438B #808B43

analogous

#435C8B #4E438B #72438B

triadic

#4E438B #8B4E43 #438B4E

tetradic

#4E438B #8B435C #808B43 #438B72

square

#4E438B #8B435C #808B43 #438B72

split-complementary

#4E438B #8B7243 #5C8B43

monochromatic

#201B38 #372F62 #4E438B #685BB0 #8E84C4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.40

#4E438B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.50

#4E438B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E438B

8.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E438B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E438B	1.00	8.40	2.50	8.40
#FFFFFF	8.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#244F8E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#244C89

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3C5260

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e438b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 67, 139);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.1% 0.115 287.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8377ad',
    500: '#4e438b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e438b;
$custom-light: #8377ad;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e438b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 67,
    "b": 139
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 249.167,
    "s": 34.951,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43124,
    "c": 0.11522,
    "h": 287.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.07498
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E438B

secondary

#A7AF7B

accent

#CB5DBA

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#EFEDF4

border

#CAC8CE

text

#0B0810

muted

#7C7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E438B

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

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