#4E438E#4E438E

#4E438E is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.076; OKLCH L 43.3% C 0.120 H 287.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E438E
RGB	rgb(78, 67, 142)
HSL	hsl(249, 36%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(249, 53%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.1%, 52.8%, 0%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.11, 24.61, -40.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.11, 47.17, 301.45°)
OKLab	oklab(43.33% 0.035 -0.1143)
OKLCH	oklch(43.33% 0.12 287)
XYZ	xyz(10.0301, 7.5866, 26.5218)
Luminance	0.0759 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E438E #838E43

analogous

#435D8E #4E438E #73438E

triadic

#4E438E #8E4E43 #438E4E

tetradic

#4E438E #8E435D #838E43 #438E73

square

#4E438E #8E435D #838E43 #438E73

split-complementary

#4E438E #8E7343 #5D8E43

monochromatic

#201C3B #372F64 #4E438E #695CB2 #8F86C6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.34

#4E438E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.52

#4E438E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E438E

8.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E438E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E438E	1.00	8.34	2.52	8.34
#FFFFFF	8.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#215091

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#204C8C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3A5362

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e438e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 67, 142);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.3% 0.120 287.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8477af',
    500: '#4e438e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e438e;
$custom-light: #8477af;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e438e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 67,
    "b": 142
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 248.8,
    "s": 35.885,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4333,
    "c": 0.1196,
    "h": 287
  },
  "luminance": 0.07587
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E438E

secondary

#A9B17C

accent

#CC5CBB

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#EFEDF5

border

#CAC8CF

text

#0B0810

muted

#7C7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E438E

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

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