#4E43B4#4E43B4

#4E43B4 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.172 H 281.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E43B4
RGB	rgb(78, 67, 180)
HSL	hsl(246, 46%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(246, 63%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.7%, 62.8%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.85, 36.66, -58.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.85, 69.19, 301.99°)
OKLab	oklab(46.22% 0.0349 -0.1686)
OKLCH	oklch(46.22% 0.172 281.7)
XYZ	xyz(13.3847, 8.9284, 44.1892)
Luminance	0.0893 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 0.39

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E43B4 #A9B443

analogous

#4370B4 #4E43B4 #8643B4

triadic

#4E43B4 #B44E43 #43B44E

tetradic

#4E43B4 #B44370 #A9B443 #43B486

square

#4E43B4 #B44370 #A9B443 #43B486

split-complementary

#4E43B4 #B48643 #70B443

monochromatic

#27225B #3B3287 #4E43B4 #756CC8 #9F99D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.54

#4E43B4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.79

#4E43B4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E43B4

7.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E43B4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E43B4	1.00	7.54	2.79	7.54
#FFFFFF	7.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0050B2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#195F75

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e43b4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 67, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.172 281.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8978cb',
    500: '#4e43b4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e43b4;
$custom-light: #8978cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e43b4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 67,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.841,
    "s": 45.749,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46223,
    "c": 0.17216,
    "h": 281.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08929
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E43B4

secondary

#BFC58E

accent

#D552C9

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF9

border

#CBC8D2

text

#0D0913

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E43B4

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

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