#4E44B5#4E44B5

#4E44B5 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.172 H 281.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E44B5
RGB	rgb(78, 68, 181)
HSL	hsl(245, 45%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(245, 62%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.9%, 62.4%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.16, 36.37, -58.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.16, 69.12, 301.75°)
OKLab	oklab(46.47% 0.0338 -0.1688)
OKLCH	oklch(46.47% 0.172 281.3)
XYZ	xyz(13.5469, 9.0893, 44.7477)
Luminance	0.0909 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 0.63

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E44B5 #ABB544

analogous

#4473B5 #4E44B5 #8744B5

triadic

#4E44B5 #B54E44 #44B54E

tetradic

#4E44B5 #B54473 #ABB544 #44B587

square

#4E44B5 #B54473 #ABB544 #44B587

split-complementary

#4E44B5 #B58744 #73B544

monochromatic

#28235C #3B3389 #4E44B5 #766EC8 #A09AD9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.45

#4E44B5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.82

#4E44B5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E44B5

7.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E44B5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E44B5	1.00	7.45	2.82	7.45
#FFFFFF	7.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0059B9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0051B3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#176076

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e44b5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 68, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.172 281.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8978cc',
    500: '#4e44b5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e44b5;
$custom-light: #8978cc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e44b5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.31,
    "s": 45.382,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46474,
    "c": 0.1722,
    "h": 281.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.0909
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E44B5

secondary

#C1C590

accent

#D553CA

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EDF9

border

#CBC8D2

text

#0D0913

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E44B5

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

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