#4E44B4#4E44B4

#4E44B4 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 46.4% C 0.171 H 281.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E44B4
RGB	rgb(78, 68, 180)
HSL	hsl(245, 45%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(245, 62%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.7%, 62.2%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.08, 36.05, -58.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.08, 68.55, 301.73°)
OKLab	oklab(46.39% 0.0339 -0.1675)
OKLCH	oklch(46.39% 0.171 281.4)
XYZ	xyz(13.4447, 9.0484, 44.2092)
Luminance	0.0905 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 0.66

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E44B4 #AAB444

analogous

#4472B4 #4E44B4 #8644B4

triadic

#4E44B4 #B44E44 #44B44E

tetradic

#4E44B4 #B44472 #AAB444 #44B486

square

#4E44B4 #B44472 #AAB444 #44B486

split-complementary

#4E44B4 #B48644 #72B444

monochromatic

#28225B #3B3388 #4E44B4 #756DC8 #9F9AD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.47

#4E44B4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.81

#4E44B4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E44B4

7.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E44B4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E44B4	1.00	7.47	2.81	7.47
#FFFFFF	7.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0051B2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#195F75

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e44b4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 68, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.4% 0.171 281.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8978cb',
    500: '#4e44b4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e44b4;
$custom-light: #8978cb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e44b4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.357,
    "s": 45.161,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46392,
    "c": 0.17088,
    "h": 281.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.09049
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E44B4

secondary

#C0C58F

accent

#D553C9

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF9

border

#CBC8D2

text

#0D0913

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E44B4

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

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