#4E4581#4E4581

#4E4581 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 42.9% C 0.097 H 288.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4581
RGB	rgb(78, 69, 129)
HSL	hsl(249, 30%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(249, 47%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.5%, 46.5%, 0%, 49.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.83, 19.35, -32.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.83, 37.96, 300.64°)
OKLab	oklab(42.87% 0.0308 -0.0921)
OKLCH	oklch(42.87% 0.097 288.5)
XYZ	xyz(9.2314, 7.4606, 21.7183)
Luminance	0.0746 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4581 #788145

analogous

#455A81 #4E4581 #6C4581

triadic

#4E4581 #814E45 #45814E

tetradic

#4E4581 #81455A #788145 #45816C

square

#4E4581 #81455A #788145 #45816C

split-complementary

#4E4581 #816C45 #5A8145

monochromatic

#1E1A31 #363059 #4E4581 #675CA8 #8C83BD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.43

#4E4581 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.49

#4E4581 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4581

8.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4581	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4581	1.00	8.43	2.49	8.43
#FFFFFF	8.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#304F83

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#304C80

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#40515C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4581;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 69, 129);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.9% 0.097 288.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8278a6',
    500: '#4e4581',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4581;
$custom-light: #8278a6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4581",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 129
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 249,
    "s": 30.303,
    "l": 38.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42867,
    "c": 0.09715,
    "h": 288.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.07461
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4581

secondary

#A1A87A

accent

#C761B7

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#EFEDF4

border

#CAC8CE

text

#0B090F

muted

#7C7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4581

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

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