#4E4588#4E4588

#4E4588 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.077; OKLCH L 43.3% C 0.108 H 287.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4588
RGB	rgb(78, 69, 136)
HSL	hsl(248, 33%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(248, 49%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(42.6%, 49.3%, 0%, 46.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.25, 21.48, -36.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.25, 42.20, 300.59°)
OKLab	oklab(43.32% 0.0318 -0.1028)
OKLCH	oklch(43.32% 0.108 287.2)
XYZ	xyz(9.7127, 7.6532, 24.2532)
Luminance	0.0765 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4588 #7F8845

analogous

#455D88 #4E4588 #704588

triadic

#4E4588 #884E45 #45884E

tetradic

#4E4588 #88455D #7F8845 #458870

square

#4E4588 #88455D #7F8845 #458870

split-complementary

#4E4588 #887045 #5D8845

monochromatic

#1F1C37 #37305F #4E4588 #685DAD #8E86C2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.30

#4E4588 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.53

#4E4588 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4588

8.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4588	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4588	1.00	8.30	2.53	8.30
#FFFFFF	8.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2B508A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A4C86

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3D5360

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4588;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 69, 136);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.3% 0.108 287.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8378ab',
    500: '#4e4588',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4588;
$custom-light: #8378ab;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4588",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 136
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 248.06,
    "s": 32.683,
    "l": 40.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43316,
    "c": 0.10765,
    "h": 287.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.07654
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4588

secondary

#A6AD7C

accent

#C95FBB

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#EFEDF4

border

#CAC8CE

text

#0B0910

muted

#7C7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4588

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

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