#4E4580#4E4580

#4E4580 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 42.8% C 0.096 H 288.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4580
RGB	rgb(78, 69, 128)
HSL	hsl(249, 30%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(249, 46%, 50%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.1%, 46.1%, 0%, 49.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.78, 19.04, -32.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.78, 37.35, 300.65°)
OKLab	oklab(42.8% 0.0307 -0.0906)
OKLCH	oklch(42.8% 0.096 288.7)
XYZ	xyz(9.1652, 7.4342, 21.3699)
Luminance	0.0743 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4580 #778045

analogous

#455980 #4E4580 #6B4580

triadic

#4E4580 #804E45 #45804E

tetradic

#4E4580 #804559 #778045 #45806B

square

#4E4580 #804559 #778045 #45806B

split-complementary

#4E4580 #806B45 #598045

monochromatic

#1E1A30 #363058 #4E4580 #675BA7 #8C83BC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.44

#4E4580 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.49

#4E4580 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4580

8.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4580	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4580	1.00	8.44	2.49	8.44
#FFFFFF	8.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#304E82

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#304C7F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#41515C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4580;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 69, 128);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.8% 0.096 288.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8278a5',
    500: '#4e4580',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4580;
$custom-light: #8278a5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4580",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 128
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 249.153,
    "s": 29.949,
    "l": 38.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42804,
    "c": 0.09563,
    "h": 288.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.07434
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4580

secondary

#A1A879

accent

#C662B7

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#EFEDF4

border

#CAC8CE

text

#0B090F

muted

#7C7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4580

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

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