#4E4690#4E4690

#4E4690 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 44.0% C 0.118 H 285.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4690
RGB	rgb(78, 70, 144)
HSL	hsl(246, 35%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(246, 51%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.8%, 51.4%, 0%, 43.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.01, 23.32, -40.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.01, 46.31, 300.23°)
OKLab	oklab(44.05% 0.0313 -0.1137)
OKLCH	oklch(44.05% 0.118 285.4)
XYZ	xyz(10.3646, 8.0132, 27.3807)
Luminance	0.0801 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4690 #889046

analogous

#466390 #4E4690 #734690

triadic

#4E4690 #904E46 #46904E

tetradic

#4E4690 #904663 #889046 #469073

square

#4E4690 #904663 #889046 #469073

split-complementary

#4E4690 #907346 #639046

monochromatic

#211E3E #383267 #4E4690 #6A61B2 #918AC6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.07

#4E4690 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.60

#4E4690 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4690

8.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4690	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4690	1.00	8.07	2.60	8.07
#FFFFFF	8.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#255293

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#234E8E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#395664

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4690;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 70, 144);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.0% 0.118 285.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8479b1',
    500: '#4e4690',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4690;
$custom-light: #8479b1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4690",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 144
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.486,
    "s": 34.579,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44048,
    "c": 0.11791,
    "h": 285.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08014
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4690

secondary

#ACB280

accent

#CB5DBF

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#EFEDF5

border

#CAC8CF

text

#0B0911

muted

#7C7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4690

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

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