#4E4489#4E4489
#4E4489 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.076; OKLCH L 43.2% C 0.111 H 287.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E4489 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 68, 137) |
| HSL | hsl(249, 34%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(249, 50%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(43.1%, 50.4%, 0%, 46.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.05, 22.43, -37.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(33.05, 43.49, 301.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.19% 0.0333 -0.1056) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.19% 0.111 287.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.7231, 7.5597, 24.6089) |
| Luminance | 0.0756 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Darkslateblue
#483D8B
ΔE00 2.55
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 3.45
Twilight
#4E518B
ΔE00 4.70
Dusk
#4E5481
ΔE00 6.77
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 7.62
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 8.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E4489 #7F8944
analogous
#445C89 #4E4489 #714489
triadic
#4E4489 #894E44 #44894E
tetradic
#4E4489 #89445C #7F8944 #448971
square
#4E4489 #89445C #7F8944 #448971
split-complementary
#4E4489 #897144 #5C8944
monochromatic
#1F1B37 #373060 #4E4489 #685CAE #8E85C2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.36
#4E4489 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.51
#4E4489 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E4489
8.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E4489 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E4489 | 1.00 | 8.36 | 2.51 | 8.36 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#284F8B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#274C87
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#3D5260
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4E4E4E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e4489; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 68, 137); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.2% 0.111 287.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8378ac',
500: '#4e4489',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e4489; $custom-light: #8378ac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e4489",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 68,
"b": 137
},
"hsl": {
"h": 248.696,
"s": 33.659,
"l": 40.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43185,
"c": 0.11071,
"h": 287.5
},
"luminance": 0.0756
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E4489
secondary
#A6AE7B
accent
#CA5EBA
background
#F8F7FA
surface
#EFEDF4
border
#CAC8CE
text
#0B0910
muted
#7C7B7F