#4E4599#4E4599

#4E4599 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 44.5% C 0.132 H 284.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4599
RGB	rgb(78, 69, 153)
HSL	hsl(246, 38%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(246, 55%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(49%, 54.9%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.35, 26.79, -44.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.35, 52.33, 300.79°)
OKLab	oklab(44.49% 0.0332 -0.1282)
OKLCH	oklch(44.49% 0.132 284.5)
XYZ	xyz(11.0181, 8.1753, 31.1283)
Luminance	0.0818 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 7.46

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4599 #909945

analogous

#456699 #4E4599 #784599

triadic

#4E4599 #994E45 #45994E

tetradic

#4E4599 #994566 #909945 #459978

square

#4E4599 #994566 #909945 #459978

split-complementary

#4E4599 #997845 #669945

monochromatic

#231F45 #38326F #4E4599 #6C63B9 #948DCC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.97

#4E4599 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.64

#4E4599 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4599

7.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4599	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4599	1.00	7.97	2.64	7.97
#FFFFFF	7.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#18539C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#134E97

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#345768

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4599;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 69, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.5% 0.132 284.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8579b8',
    500: '#4e4599',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4599;
$custom-light: #8579b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4599",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.429,
    "s": 37.838,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44489,
    "c": 0.13241,
    "h": 284.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08176
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4599

secondary

#B1B783

accent

#CE5AC1

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#F0EDF6

border

#CBC8D0

text

#0B0911

muted

#7C7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4599

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

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