#4E438C#4E438C

#4E438C is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 43.2% C 0.117 H 287.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E438C
RGB	rgb(78, 67, 140)
HSL	hsl(249, 35%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(249, 52%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.3%, 52.1%, 0%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.98, 23.99, -39.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.98, 45.97, 301.46°)
OKLab	oklab(43.19% 0.0349 -0.1113)
OKLCH	oklch(43.19% 0.117 287.4)
XYZ	xyz(9.8813, 7.5271, 25.7381)
Luminance	0.0753 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E438C #818C43

analogous

#435C8C #4E438C #72438C

triadic

#4E438C #8C4E43 #438C4E

tetradic

#4E438C #8C435C #818C43 #438C72

square

#4E438C #8C435C #818C43 #438C72

split-complementary

#4E438C #8C7243 #5C8C43

monochromatic

#201B39 #372F63 #4E438C #685BB1 #8E85C5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.38

#4E438C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.51

#4E438C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E438C

8.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E438C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E438C	1.00	8.38	2.51	8.38
#FFFFFF	8.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#234F8F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#234C8A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3C5261

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e438c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 67, 140);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.2% 0.117 287.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8377ae',
    500: '#4e438c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e438c;
$custom-light: #8377ae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e438c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 67,
    "b": 140
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 249.041,
    "s": 35.266,
    "l": 40.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43193,
    "c": 0.11668,
    "h": 287.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.07527
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E438C

secondary

#A8AF7B

accent

#CB5CBB

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#EFEDF4

border

#CAC8CE

text

#0B0810

muted

#7C7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E438C

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

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