#4E4589#4E4589

#4E4589 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.077; OKLCH L 43.4% C 0.109 H 287.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4589
RGB	rgb(78, 69, 137)
HSL	hsl(248, 33%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(248, 50%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(43.1%, 49.6%, 0%, 46.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.31, 21.78, -36.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.31, 42.80, 300.60°)
OKLab	oklab(43.38% 0.0319 -0.1044)
OKLCH	oklch(43.38% 0.109 287)
XYZ	xyz(9.7841, 7.6817, 24.6293)
Luminance	0.0768 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4589 #808945

analogous

#455E89 #4E4589 #704589

triadic

#4E4589 #894E45 #45894E

tetradic

#4E4589 #89455E #808945 #458970

square

#4E4589 #89455E #808945 #458970

split-complementary

#4E4589 #897045 #5E8945

monochromatic

#201C38 #373160 #4E4589 #685EAE #8E86C2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.28

#4E4589 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.54

#4E4589 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4589

8.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4589	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4589	1.00	8.28	2.54	8.28
#FFFFFF	8.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2A508B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#294C87

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3D5360

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4589;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 69, 137);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.4% 0.109 287.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8378ac',
    500: '#4e4589',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4589;
$custom-light: #8378ac;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4589",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 137
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 247.941,
    "s": 33.01,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43382,
    "c": 0.10914,
    "h": 287
  },
  "luminance": 0.07682
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4589

secondary

#A7AD7C

accent

#C95FBB

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#EFEDF4

border

#CAC8CE

text

#0B0910

muted

#7C7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4589

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

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