#4E4699#4E4699

#4E4699 is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 44.7% C 0.131 H 284.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4699
RGB	rgb(78, 70, 153)
HSL	hsl(246, 37%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(246, 54%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(49%, 54.2%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.60, 26.15, -44.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.60, 51.65, 300.42°)
OKLab	oklab(44.68% 0.032 -0.127)
OKLCH	oklch(44.68% 0.131 284.1)
XYZ	xyz(11.0801, 8.2994, 31.1489)
Luminance	0.0830 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 7.60

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4699 #919946

analogous

#466799 #4E4699 #774699

triadic

#4E4699 #994E46 #46994E

tetradic

#4E4699 #994667 #919946 #469977

square

#4E4699 #994667 #919946 #469977

split-complementary

#4E4699 #997746 #679946

monochromatic

#232045 #39336F #4E4699 #6C64B8 #948ECB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.89

#4E4699 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.66

#4E4699 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4699

7.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4699	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4699	1.00	7.89	2.66	7.89
#FFFFFF	7.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1B549C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#164F97

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#345868

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4699;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 70, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.7% 0.131 284.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8579b8',
    500: '#4e4699',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4699;
$custom-light: #8579b8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4699",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 70,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.783,
    "s": 37.22,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44677,
    "c": 0.13094,
    "h": 284.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.083
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4699

secondary

#B2B784

accent

#CD5BC2

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#F0EDF6

border

#CBC8D0

text

#0B0911

muted

#7C7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4699

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

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