#4E4488#4E4488

#4E4488 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 43.1% C 0.109 H 287.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4488
RGB	rgb(78, 68, 136)
HSL	hsl(249, 33%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(249, 50%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(42.6%, 50%, 0%, 46.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.99, 22.12, -36.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.99, 42.89, 301.05°)
OKLab	oklab(43.12% 0.0331 -0.1041)
OKLCH	oklch(43.12% 0.109 287.7)
XYZ	xyz(9.6517, 7.5312, 24.2329)
Luminance	0.0753 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4488 #7E8844

analogous

#445C88 #4E4488 #704488

triadic

#4E4488 #884E44 #44884E

tetradic

#4E4488 #88445C #7E8844 #448870

square

#4E4488 #88445C #7E8844 #448870

split-complementary

#4E4488 #887044 #5C8844

monochromatic

#1F1B36 #37305F #4E4488 #685CAD #8E85C2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.38

#4E4488 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.51

#4E4488 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4488

8.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4488	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4488	1.00	8.38	2.51	8.38
#FFFFFF	8.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#294F8A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#284C86

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3D525F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4488;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 68, 136);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.1% 0.109 287.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8378ab',
    500: '#4e4488',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4488;
$custom-light: #8378ab;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4488",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 136
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 248.824,
    "s": 33.333,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43118,
    "c": 0.10924,
    "h": 287.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.07532
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4488

secondary

#A6AD7B

accent

#C95EBA

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#EFEDF4

border

#CAC8CE

text

#0B0910

muted

#7C7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4488

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

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