#4E44AA#4E44AA

#4E44AA is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.157 H 282.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E44AA
RGB	rgb(78, 68, 170)
HSL	hsl(246, 43%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(246, 60%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.1%, 60%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.31, 32.84, -53.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.31, 62.87, 301.49°)
OKLab	oklab(45.59% 0.0344 -0.1537)
OKLCH	oklch(45.59% 0.157 282.6)
XYZ	xyz(12.4625, 8.6555, 39.0364)
Luminance	0.0866 (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

#4E44AA #A0AA44

analogous

#446DAA #4E44AA #8144AA

triadic

#4E44AA #AA4E44 #44AA4E

tetradic

#4E44AA #AA446D #A0AA44 #44AA81

square

#4E44AA #AA446D #A0AA44 #44AA81

split-complementary

#4E44AA #AA8144 #6DAA44

monochromatic

#262153 #3A337E #4E44AA #7168C3 #9A94D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.69

#4E44AA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.73

#4E44AA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E44AA

7.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E44AA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E44AA	1.00	7.69	2.73	7.69
#FFFFFF	7.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0056AD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0050A8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#265C70

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e44aa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 68, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.157 282.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8878c4',
    500: '#4e44aa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e44aa;
$custom-light: #8878c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e44aa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.882,
    "s": 42.857,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4559,
    "c": 0.15747,
    "h": 282.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08656
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E44AA

secondary

#BBC08A

accent

#D355C6

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0C0913

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E44AA

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

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