#4E4872#4E4872

#4E4872 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 42.6% C 0.069 H 289.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4872
RGB	rgb(78, 72, 114)
HSL	hsl(249, 23%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(249, 37%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.6%, 36.8%, 0%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.85, 12.99, -23.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.85, 26.66, 299.16°)
OKLab	oklab(42.62% 0.0232 -0.0649)
OKLCH	oklch(42.62% 0.069 289.7)
XYZ	xyz(8.4957, 7.4692, 16.9104)
Luminance	0.0747 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4872 #6C7248

analogous

#485772 #4E4872 #634872

triadic

#4E4872 #724E48 #48724E

tetradic

#4E4872 #724857 #6C7248 #487263

square

#4E4872 #724857 #6C7248 #487263

split-complementary

#4E4872 #726348 #577248

monochromatic

#1B1927 #34304C #4E4872 #686098 #8A83B1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.42

#4E4872 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.49

#4E4872 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4872

8.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4872	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4872	1.00	8.42	2.49	8.42
#FFFFFF	8.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3C4E74

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3C4C71

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#464F57

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4872;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 72, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.6% 0.069 289.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#817b9a',
    500: '#4e4872',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4872;
$custom-light: #817b9a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4872",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 248.571,
    "s": 22.581,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42617,
    "c": 0.06889,
    "h": 289.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.07469
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4872

secondary

#989D79

accent

#BF69B3

background

#F7F7F9

surface

#EEEDF2

border

#C9C8CC

text

#0A090E

muted

#7C7B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4872

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

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