#4E44B1#4E44B1

#4E44B1 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 46.1% C 0.167 H 281.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E44B1
RGB	rgb(78, 68, 177)
HSL	hsl(246, 44%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(246, 62%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.9%, 61.6%, 0%, 30.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.84, 35.09, -56.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.84, 66.86, 301.65°)
OKLab	oklab(46.15% 0.0341 -0.1634)
OKLCH	oklch(46.15% 0.167 281.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.1424, 8.9275, 42.6171)
Luminance	0.0893 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 0.89

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E44B1 #A7B144

analogous

#4470B1 #4E44B1 #8544B1

triadic

#4E44B1 #B14E44 #44B14E

tetradic

#4E44B1 #B14470 #A7B144 #44B185

square

#4E44B1 #B14470 #A7B144 #44B185

split-complementary

#4E44B1 #B18544 #70B144

monochromatic

#272259 #3B3385 #4E44B1 #746CC6 #9E98D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.54

#4E44B1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.79

#4E44B1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E44B1

7.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E44B1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E44B1	1.00	7.54	2.79	7.54
#FFFFFF	7.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058B5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0050AF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1D5E74

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e44b1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 68, 177);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.1% 0.167 281.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8978c9',
    500: '#4e44b1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e44b1;
$custom-light: #8978c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e44b1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 177
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.505,
    "s": 44.49,
    "l": 48.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46148,
    "c": 0.16689,
    "h": 281.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08928
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E44B1

secondary

#BEC38D

accent

#D454C8

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0C0913

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E44B1

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

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