#4E478A#4E478A
#4E478A is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 43.8% C 0.107 H 285.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E478A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 71, 138) |
| HSL | hsl(246, 32%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(246, 49%, 54%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(43.5%, 48.6%, 0%, 45.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.90, 20.80, -36.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(33.90, 42.03, 299.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.85% 0.0293 -0.1034) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.85% 0.107 285.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(9.9813, 7.9608, 25.0505) |
| Luminance | 0.0796 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Darkslateblue
#483D8B
ΔE00 3.37
Twilight
#4E518B
ΔE00 3.67
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 3.73
Dusk
#4E5481
ΔE00 5.85
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 7.75
Rebeccapurple
#663399
ΔE00 8.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E478A #838A47
analogous
#47618A #4E478A #6F478A
triadic
#4E478A #8A4E47 #478A4E
tetradic
#4E478A #8A4761 #838A47 #478A6F
square
#4E478A #8A4761 #838A47 #478A6F
split-complementary
#4E478A #8A6F47 #618A47
monochromatic
#201D39 #373262 #4E478A #6961AE #8F89C2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.10
#4E478A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.59
#4E478A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E478A
8.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E478A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E478A | 1.00 | 8.10 | 2.59 | 8.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#2D528C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#2B4E88
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#3C5562
Achromatopsia (no color)
#505050
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e478a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 71, 138); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.8% 0.107 285.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#837aac',
500: '#4e478a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e478a; $custom-light: #837aac; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e478a",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 71,
"b": 138
},
"hsl": {
"h": 246.269,
"s": 32.057,
"l": 40.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43846,
"c": 0.10749,
"h": 285.8
},
"luminance": 0.07961
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E478A
secondary
#A9AE7F
accent
#C860BD
background
#F8F7FA
surface
#EFEDF4
border
#CAC8CE
text
#0B0910
muted
#7C7B7F