#4E43B5#4E43B5

#4E43B5 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 46.3% C 0.173 H 281.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E43B5
RGB	rgb(78, 67, 181)
HSL	hsl(246, 46%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(246, 63%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.9%, 63%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.93, 36.98, -59.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.93, 69.76, 302.01°)
OKLab	oklab(46.31% 0.0348 -0.1699)
OKLCH	oklch(46.31% 0.173 281.6)
XYZ	xyz(13.4869, 8.9693, 44.7277)
Luminance	0.0897 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 0.36

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E43B5 #AAB543

analogous

#4371B5 #4E43B5 #8743B5

triadic

#4E43B5 #B54E43 #43B54E

tetradic

#4E43B5 #B54371 #AAB543 #43B587

square

#4E43B5 #B54371 #AAB543 #43B587

split-complementary

#4E43B5 #B58743 #71B543

monochromatic

#28225C #3B3288 #4E43B5 #756CC9 #9F99D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.52

#4E43B5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.79

#4E43B5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E43B5

7.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E43B5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E43B5	1.00	7.52	2.79	7.52
#FFFFFF	7.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058B9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0050B3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#175F76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e43b5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 67, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.3% 0.173 281.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8978cc',
    500: '#4e43b5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e43b5;
$custom-light: #8978cc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e43b5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 67,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.789,
    "s": 45.968,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46305,
    "c": 0.17347,
    "h": 281.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.0897
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E43B5

secondary

#C0C58F

accent

#D652C9

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF9

border

#CBC8D2

text

#0D0913

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E43B5

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

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