#4E4490#4E4490

#4E4490 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 43.7% C 0.121 H 286.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4490
RGB	rgb(78, 68, 144)
HSL	hsl(248, 36%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(248, 53%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.8%, 52.8%, 0%, 43.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.49, 24.60, -40.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.49, 47.68, 301.06°)
OKLab	oklab(43.66% 0.0339 -0.1161)
OKLCH	oklch(43.66% 0.121 286.3)
XYZ	xyz(10.2416, 7.7671, 27.3397)
Luminance	0.0777 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4490 #869044

analogous

#446090 #4E4490 #744490

triadic

#4E4490 #904E44 #44904E

tetradic

#4E4490 #904460 #869044 #449074

square

#4E4490 #904460 #869044 #449074

split-complementary

#4E4490 #907444 #609044

monochromatic

#211D3D #373066 #4E4490 #695EB3 #9088C7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.22

#4E4490 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.55

#4E4490 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4490

8.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4490	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4490	1.00	8.22	2.55	8.22
#FFFFFF	8.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#215193

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#204D8E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#395463

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4490;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 68, 144);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.7% 0.121 286.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8478b1',
    500: '#4e4490',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4490;
$custom-light: #8478b1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4490",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 144
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 247.895,
    "s": 35.849,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43661,
    "c": 0.12096,
    "h": 286.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.07768
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4490

secondary

#ABB27E

accent

#CC5CBD

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#EFEDF5

border

#CAC8CF

text

#0B0911

muted

#7C7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4490

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

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