#4E478B#4E478B

#4E478B is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 43.9% C 0.109 H 285.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E478B
RGB	rgb(78, 71, 139)
HSL	hsl(246, 32%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(246, 49%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(43.9%, 48.9%, 0%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.96, 21.11, -37.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.96, 42.63, 299.69°)
OKLab	oklab(43.91% 0.0295 -0.1049)
OKLCH	oklch(43.91% 0.109 285.7)
XYZ	xyz(10.0540, 7.9899, 25.4335)
Luminance	0.0799 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E478B #848B47

analogous

#47628B #4E478B #70478B

triadic

#4E478B #8B4E47 #478B4E

tetradic

#4E478B #8B4762 #848B47 #478B70

square

#4E478B #8B4762 #848B47 #478B70

split-complementary

#4E478B #8B7047 #628B47

monochromatic

#211E3A #373262 #4E478B #6961AE #8F89C3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.08

#4E478B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.60

#4E478B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E478B

8.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E478B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E478B	1.00	8.08	2.60	8.08
#FFFFFF	8.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2C528D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A4E89

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3C5562

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e478b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 71, 139);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.9% 0.109 285.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#837aad',
    500: '#4e478b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e478b;
$custom-light: #837aad;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e478b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 139
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 246.176,
    "s": 32.381,
    "l": 41.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43911,
    "c": 0.10898,
    "h": 285.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.0799
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E478B

secondary

#AAAE7F

accent

#C95FBE

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#EFEDF4

border

#CAC8CE

text

#0B0910

muted

#7C7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E478B

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

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