#4E4493#4E4493

#4E4493 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.079; OKLCH L 43.9% C 0.125 H 285.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4493
RGB	rgb(78, 68, 147)
HSL	hsl(248, 37%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(248, 54%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(46.9%, 53.7%, 0%, 42.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.69, 25.53, -42.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.69, 49.46, 301.08°)
OKLab	oklab(43.87% 0.0341 -0.1206)
OKLCH	oklch(43.87% 0.125 285.8)
XYZ	xyz(10.4739, 7.8601, 28.5634)
Luminance	0.0786 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4493 #899344

analogous

#446293 #4E4493 #764493

triadic

#4E4493 #934E44 #44934E

tetradic

#4E4493 #934462 #899344 #449376

square

#4E4493 #934462 #899344 #449376

split-complementary

#4E4493 #937644 #629344

monochromatic

#221D3F #383169 #4E4493 #6A5FB5 #9189C8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.16

#4E4493 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.57

#4E4493 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4493

8.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4493	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4493	1.00	8.16	2.57	8.16
#FFFFFF	8.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1E5196

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1B4D91

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#385565

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4493;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 68, 147);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.9% 0.125 285.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8478b3',
    500: '#4e4493',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4493;
$custom-light: #8478b3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4493",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 147
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 247.595,
    "s": 36.744,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43871,
    "c": 0.1253,
    "h": 285.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.07861
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4493

secondary

#ADB47F

accent

#CD5BBE

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#EFEDF6

border

#CAC8D0

text

#0B0911

muted

#7C7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4493

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

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