#4E438D#4E438D

#4E438D is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.076; OKLCH L 43.3% C 0.118 H 287.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E438D
RGB	rgb(78, 67, 141)
HSL	hsl(249, 36%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(249, 52%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.7%, 52.5%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.04, 24.30, -39.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.04, 46.57, 301.46°)
OKLab	oklab(43.26% 0.035 -0.1128)
OKLCH	oklch(43.26% 0.118 287.2)
XYZ	xyz(9.9554, 7.5567, 26.1282)
Luminance	0.0756 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E438D #828D43

analogous

#435D8D #4E438D #73438D

triadic

#4E438D #8D4E43 #438D4E

tetradic

#4E438D #8D435D #828D43 #438D73

square

#4E438D #8D435D #828D43 #438D73

split-complementary

#4E438D #8D7343 #5D8D43

monochromatic

#201C3A #372F64 #4E438D #685CB1 #8F85C5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.36

#4E438D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.51

#4E438D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E438D

8.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E438D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E438D	1.00	8.36	2.51	8.36
#FFFFFF	8.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#225090

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#214C8B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3B5361

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e438d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 67, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.3% 0.118 287.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8477af',
    500: '#4e438d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e438d;
$custom-light: #8477af;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e438d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 67,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 248.919,
    "s": 35.577,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43261,
    "c": 0.11814,
    "h": 287.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.07557
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E438D

secondary

#A8B07C

accent

#CC5CBB

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#EFEDF4

border

#CAC8CE

text

#0B0810

muted

#7C7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E438D

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

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