#4E458B#4E458B

#4E458B is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.077; OKLCH L 43.5% C 0.112 H 286.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E458B
RGB	rgb(78, 69, 139)
HSL	hsl(248, 34%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(248, 50%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(43.9%, 50.4%, 0%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.43, 22.40, -37.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.43, 44.00, 300.60°)
OKLab	oklab(43.52% 0.0321 -0.1074)
OKLCH	oklch(43.52% 0.112 286.7)
XYZ	xyz(9.9289, 7.7397, 25.3918)
Luminance	0.0774 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E458B #828B45

analogous

#455F8B #4E458B #71458B

triadic

#4E458B #8B4E45 #458B4E

tetradic

#4E458B #8B455F #828B45 #458B71

square

#4E458B #8B455F #828B45 #458B71

split-complementary

#4E458B #8B7145 #5F8B45

monochromatic

#201C39 #373162 #4E458B #685EAF #8F87C3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.24

#4E458B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.55

#4E458B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E458B

8.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E458B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E458B	1.00	8.24	2.55	8.24
#FFFFFF	8.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#28508E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#274D89

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3C5361

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e458b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 69, 139);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.5% 0.112 286.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8378ad',
    500: '#4e458b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e458b;
$custom-light: #8378ad;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e458b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 139
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 247.714,
    "s": 33.654,
    "l": 40.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43515,
    "c": 0.1121,
    "h": 286.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.0774
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E458B

secondary

#A8AF7D

accent

#CA5EBC

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#EFEDF4

border

#CAC8CE

text

#0B0910

muted

#7C7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E458B

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

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