#4E4688#4E4688

#4E4688 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 43.5% C 0.106 H 286.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4688
RGB	rgb(78, 70, 136)
HSL	hsl(247, 32%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(247, 49%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(42.6%, 48.5%, 0%, 46.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.51, 20.83, -35.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.51, 41.51, 300.12°)
OKLab	oklab(43.52% 0.0304 -0.1016)
OKLCH	oklch(43.52% 0.106 286.7)
XYZ	xyz(9.7747, 7.7772, 24.2739)
Luminance	0.0778 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4688 #808846

analogous

#465F88 #4E4688 #6F4688

triadic

#4E4688 #884E46 #46884E

tetradic

#4E4688 #88465F #808846 #46886F

square

#4E4688 #88465F #808846 #46886F

split-complementary

#4E4688 #886F46 #5F8846

monochromatic

#201C37 #373160 #4E4688 #685FAC #8E87C1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.22

#4E4688 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.56

#4E4688 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4688

8.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4688	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4688	1.00	8.22	2.56	8.22
#FFFFFF	8.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2C518A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B4D86

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3D5360

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4688;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 70, 136);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.5% 0.106 286.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8379ab',
    500: '#4e4688',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4688;
$custom-light: #8379ab;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4688",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 136
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 247.273,
    "s": 32.039,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43515,
    "c": 0.10607,
    "h": 286.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.07778
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4688

secondary

#A7AD7D

accent

#C860BC

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#EFEDF4

border

#CAC8CE

text

#0B0910

muted

#7C7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4688

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

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