#4E448A#4E448A
#4E448A is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.076; OKLCH L 43.3% C 0.112 H 287.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E448A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 68, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(249, 34%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(249, 51%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(43.5%, 50.7%, 0%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.11, 22.73, -37.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(33.11, 44.09, 301.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.25% 0.0334 -0.1071) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.25% 0.112 287.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.7952, 7.5886, 24.9885) |
| Luminance | 0.0759 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Darkslateblue
#483D8B
ΔE00 2.45
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 3.27
Twilight
#4E518B
ΔE00 4.73
Dusk
#4E5481
ΔE00 6.85
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 7.42
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 8.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E448A #808A44
analogous
#445D8A #4E448A #71448A
triadic
#4E448A #8A4E44 #448A4E
tetradic
#4E448A #8A445D #808A44 #448A71
square
#4E448A #8A445D #808A44 #448A71
split-complementary
#4E448A #8A7144 #5D8A44
monochromatic
#201C38 #373061 #4E448A #685CAF #8E85C3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.34
#4E448A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.52
#4E448A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E448A
8.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E448A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E448A | 1.00 | 8.34 | 2.52 | 8.34 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#27508C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#264C88
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#3C5260
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4E4E4E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e448a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 68, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.3% 0.112 287.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8378ac',
500: '#4e448a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e448a; $custom-light: #8378ac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e448a",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 68,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 248.571,
"s": 33.981,
"l": 40.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43252,
"c": 0.11218,
"h": 287.3
},
"luminance": 0.07589
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E448A
secondary
#A7AE7C
accent
#CA5EBB
background
#F8F7FA
surface
#EFEDF4
border
#CAC8CE
text
#0B0910
muted
#7C7B7F