#4E4585#4E4585

#4E4585 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.076; OKLCH L 43.1% C 0.103 H 287.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4585
RGB	rgb(78, 69, 133)
HSL	hsl(248, 32%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(248, 48%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.4%, 48.1%, 0%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.07, 20.56, -34.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.07, 40.39, 300.60°)
OKLab	oklab(43.12% 0.0314 -0.0983)
OKLCH	oklch(43.12% 0.103 287.7)
XYZ	xyz(9.5025, 7.5691, 23.1461)
Luminance	0.0757 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4585 #7C8545

analogous

#455C85 #4E4585 #6E4585

triadic

#4E4585 #854E45 #45854E

tetradic

#4E4585 #85455C #7C8545 #45856E

square

#4E4585 #85455C #7C8545 #45856E

split-complementary

#4E4585 #856E45 #5C8545

monochromatic

#1F1B34 #36305D #4E4585 #685DAB #8D85C0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.35

#4E4585 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.51

#4E4585 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4585

8.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4585	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4585	1.00	8.35	2.51	8.35
#FFFFFF	8.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2D4F87

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2D4C84

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3F525E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4585;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 69, 133);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.1% 0.103 287.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8378a9',
    500: '#4e4585',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4585;
$custom-light: #8378a9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4585",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 133
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 248.438,
    "s": 31.683,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43121,
    "c": 0.10317,
    "h": 287.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.07569
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4585

secondary

#A4AB7B

accent

#C860B9

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#EFEDF4

border

#CAC8CE

text

#0B0910

muted

#7C7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4585

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

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