#4E44A8#4E44A8

#4E44A8 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 45.4% C 0.155 H 282.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E44A8
RGB	rgb(78, 68, 168)
HSL	hsl(246, 42%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(246, 60%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.6%, 59.5%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.16, 32.20, -52.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.16, 61.72, 301.45°)
OKLab	oklab(45.43% 0.0344 -0.1509)
OKLCH	oklch(45.43% 0.155 282.9)
XYZ	xyz(12.2747, 8.5804, 38.0476)
Luminance	0.0858 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E44A8 #9EA844

analogous

#446CA8 #4E44A8 #8044A8

triadic

#4E44A8 #A84E44 #44A84E

tetradic

#4E44A8 #A8446C #9EA844 #44A880

square

#4E44A8 #A8446C #9EA844 #44A880

split-complementary

#4E44A8 #A88044 #6CA844

monochromatic

#262151 #3A327C #4E44A8 #7168C2 #9A93D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.73

#4E44A8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.72

#4E44A8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E44A8

7.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E44A8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E44A8	1.00	7.73	2.72	7.73
#FFFFFF	7.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056AB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#004FA6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#285B6F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e44a8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 68, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.4% 0.155 282.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8778c3',
    500: '#4e44a8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e44a8;
$custom-light: #8778c3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e44a8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246,
    "s": 42.373,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45433,
    "c": 0.15474,
    "h": 282.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08581
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E44A8

secondary

#BABF89

accent

#D256C6

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0C0912

muted

#7D7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E44A8

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

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