#4E44B2#4E44B2

#4E44B2 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.168 H 281.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E44B2
RGB	rgb(78, 68, 178)
HSL	hsl(245, 45%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(245, 62%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.2%, 61.8%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.92, 35.41, -57.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.92, 67.42, 301.68°)
OKLab	oklab(46.23% 0.034 -0.1647)
OKLCH	oklch(46.23% 0.168 281.7)
XYZ	xyz(13.2424, 8.9675, 43.1439)
Luminance	0.0897 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 0.79

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E44B2 #A8B244

analogous

#4471B2 #4E44B2 #8544B2

triadic

#4E44B2 #B24E44 #44B24E

tetradic

#4E44B2 #B24471 #A8B244 #44B285

square

#4E44B2 #B24471 #A8B244 #44B285

split-complementary

#4E44B2 #B28544 #71B244

monochromatic

#272259 #3B3386 #4E44B2 #756CC7 #9E99D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.52

#4E44B2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.79

#4E44B2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E44B2

7.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E44B2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E44B2	1.00	7.52	2.79	7.52
#FFFFFF	7.52	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.52	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0058B6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0051B0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1C5F74

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e44b2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 68, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.168 281.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8978ca',
    500: '#4e44b2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e44b2;
$custom-light: #8978ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e44b2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.455,
    "s": 44.715,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46229,
    "c": 0.16823,
    "h": 281.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08968
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E44B2

secondary

#BFC48E

accent

#D453C9

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF8

border

#CBC8D1

text

#0C0913

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E44B2

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