#4E4499#4E4499

#4E4499 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 44.3% C 0.134 H 284.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4499
RGB	rgb(78, 68, 153)
HSL	hsl(247, 38%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(247, 56%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(49%, 55.6%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.09, 27.42, -45.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.09, 53.00, 301.16°)
OKLab	oklab(44.3% 0.0344 -0.1294)
OKLCH	oklch(44.3% 0.134 284.9)
XYZ	xyz(10.9571, 8.0533, 31.1079)
Luminance	0.0805 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 7.32

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4499 #8F9944

analogous

#446499 #4E4499 #784499

triadic

#4E4499 #994E44 #44994E

tetradic

#4E4499 #994464 #8F9944 #449978

square

#4E4499 #994464 #8F9944 #449978

split-complementary

#4E4499 #997844 #649944

monochromatic

#231E44 #38316F #4E4499 #6C61B9 #938CCC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.04

#4E4499 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.61

#4E4499 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4499

8.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4499	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4499	1.00	8.04	2.61	8.04
#FFFFFF	8.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#14539C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#104E97

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#345768

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4499;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 68, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.3% 0.134 284.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8578b8',
    500: '#4e4499',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4499;
$custom-light: #8578b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4499",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 247.059,
    "s": 38.462,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44301,
    "c": 0.13388,
    "h": 284.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08054
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4499

secondary

#B1B782

accent

#CE59C1

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#F0EDF6

border

#CBC8D0

text

#0B0911

muted

#7C7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4499

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

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