#4E448B#4E448B

#4E448B is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.076; OKLCH L 43.3% C 0.114 H 287.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E448B
RGB	rgb(78, 68, 139)
HSL	hsl(248, 34%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(248, 51%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(43.9%, 51.1%, 0%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.17, 23.04, -38.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.17, 44.69, 301.04°)
OKLab	oklab(43.32% 0.0335 -0.1086)
OKLCH	oklch(43.32% 0.114 287.1)
XYZ	xyz(9.8679, 7.6177, 25.3715)
Luminance	0.0762 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E448B #818B44

analogous

#445D8B #4E448B #71448B

triadic

#4E448B #8B4E44 #448B4E

tetradic

#4E448B #8B445D #818B44 #448B71

square

#4E448B #8B445D #818B44 #448B71

split-complementary

#4E448B #8B7144 #5D8B44

monochromatic

#201C39 #373062 #4E448B #685DB0 #8E86C4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.32

#4E448B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.52

#4E448B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E448B

8.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E448B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E448B	1.00	8.32	2.52	8.32
#FFFFFF	8.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#26508E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#254C89

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3C5361

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e448b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 68, 139);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.3% 0.114 287.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8378ad',
    500: '#4e448b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e448b;
$custom-light: #8378ad;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e448b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 139
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 248.451,
    "s": 34.3,
    "l": 40.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43319,
    "c": 0.11366,
    "h": 287.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.07618
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E448B

secondary

#A8AF7C

accent

#CA5DBB

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#EFEDF4

border

#CAC8CE

text

#0B0910

muted

#7C7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E448B

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

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