#4E4481#4E4481

#4E4481 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 42.7% C 0.099 H 289.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4481
RGB	rgb(78, 68, 129)
HSL	hsl(250, 31%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(250, 47%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.5%, 47.3%, 0%, 49.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.57, 19.99, -33.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.57, 38.66, 301.14°)
OKLab	oklab(42.67% 0.0322 -0.0934)
OKLCH	oklch(42.67% 0.099 289)
XYZ	xyz(9.1704, 7.3387, 21.6980)
Luminance	0.0734 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4481 #778144

analogous

#445881 #4E4481 #6C4481

triadic

#4E4481 #814E44 #44814E

tetradic

#4E4481 #814458 #778144 #44816C

square

#4E4481 #814458 #778144 #44816C

split-complementary

#4E4481 #816C44 #588144

monochromatic

#1E1A31 #362F59 #4E4481 #675AA8 #8C82BD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.51

#4E4481 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.47

#4E4481 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4481

8.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4481	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4481	1.00	8.51	2.47	8.51
#FFFFFF	8.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2E4E83

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2E4B80

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#40505C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4481;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 68, 129);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.7% 0.099 289.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8278a6',
    500: '#4e4481',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4481;
$custom-light: #8278a6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4481",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 129
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 249.836,
    "s": 30.964,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42665,
    "c": 0.09879,
    "h": 289
  },
  "luminance": 0.07339
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4481

secondary

#A1A878

accent

#C761B6

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#EFEDF4

border

#CAC8CE

text

#0B090F

muted

#7C7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4481

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

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