#4E44AD#4E44AD

#4E44AD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 45.8% C 0.162 H 282.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E44AD
RGB	rgb(78, 68, 173)
HSL	hsl(246, 44%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(246, 61%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.9%, 60.7%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.54, 33.80, -55.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.54, 64.58, 301.56°)
OKLab	oklab(45.83% 0.0343 -0.1578)
OKLCH	oklch(45.83% 0.162 282.2)
XYZ	xyz(12.7495, 8.7703, 40.5481)
Luminance	0.0877 (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

#4E44AD #A3AD44

analogous

#446FAD #4E44AD #8244AD

triadic

#4E44AD #AD4E44 #44AD4E

tetradic

#4E44AD #AD446F #A3AD44 #44AD82

square

#4E44AD #AD446F #A3AD44 #44AD82

split-complementary

#4E44AD #AD8244 #6FAD44

monochromatic

#262155 #3A3381 #4E44AD #726AC4 #9C96D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.62

#4E44AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.75

#4E44AD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E44AD

7.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E44AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E44AD	1.00	7.62	2.75	7.62
#FFFFFF	7.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0057B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0050AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#235D72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e44ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 68, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.8% 0.162 282.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8878c6',
    500: '#4e44ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e44ad;
$custom-light: #8878c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e44ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.714,
    "s": 43.568,
    "l": 47.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45827,
    "c": 0.16153,
    "h": 282.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08771
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E44AD

secondary

#BCC18B

accent

#D354C7

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0C0913

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E44AD

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

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