#4E4590#4E4590

#4E4590 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.079; OKLCH L 43.9% C 0.119 H 285.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4590
RGB	rgb(78, 69, 144)
HSL	hsl(247, 35%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(247, 52%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.8%, 52.1%, 0%, 43.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.75, 23.96, -40.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.75, 46.99, 300.65°)
OKLab	oklab(43.85% 0.0326 -0.1149)
OKLCH	oklch(43.85% 0.119 285.8)
XYZ	xyz(10.3026, 7.8891, 27.3601)
Luminance	0.0789 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4590 #879045

analogous

#456290 #4E4590 #744590

triadic

#4E4590 #904E45 #45904E

tetradic

#4E4590 #904562 #879045 #459074

square

#4E4590 #904562 #879045 #459074

split-complementary

#4E4590 #907445 #629045

monochromatic

#211D3D #383167 #4E4590 #6A60B3 #9089C6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.15

#4E4590 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.58

#4E4590 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4590

8.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4590	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4590	1.00	8.15	2.58	8.15
#FFFFFF	8.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#235193

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#224D8E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#395564

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4590;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 69, 144);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.9% 0.119 285.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8479b1',
    500: '#4e4590',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4590;
$custom-light: #8479b1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4590",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 144
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 247.2,
    "s": 35.211,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43854,
    "c": 0.11944,
    "h": 285.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.0789
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4590

secondary

#ACB27F

accent

#CB5DBE

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#EFEDF5

border

#CAC8CF

text

#0B0911

muted

#7C7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4590

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

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