#4E4874#4E4874

#4E4874 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 42.7% C 0.072 H 289.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4874
RGB	rgb(78, 72, 116)
HSL	hsl(248, 23%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(248, 38%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(32.8%, 37.9%, 0%, 54.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.95, 13.56, -24.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.95, 27.89, 299.09°)
OKLab	oklab(42.73% 0.0237 -0.068)
OKLCH	oklch(42.73% 0.072 289.2)
XYZ	xyz(8.6108, 7.5152, 17.5165)
Luminance	0.0751 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4874 #6E7448

analogous

#485874 #4E4874 #644874

triadic

#4E4874 #744E48 #48744E

tetradic

#4E4874 #744858 #6E7448 #487464

square

#4E4874 #744858 #6E7448 #487464

split-complementary

#4E4874 #746448 #587448

monochromatic

#1B1928 #35314E #4E4874 #675F9A #8A84B3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.39

#4E4874 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.50

#4E4874 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4874

8.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4874	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4874	1.00	8.39	2.50	8.39
#FFFFFF	8.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3B4E76

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3B4C73

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#455058

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4874;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 72, 116);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.7% 0.072 289.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#817b9c',
    500: '#4e4874',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4874;
$custom-light: #817b9c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4874",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 116
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 248.182,
    "s": 23.404,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42727,
    "c": 0.07205,
    "h": 289.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.07515
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4874

secondary

#9A9F79

accent

#C068B4

background

#F7F7F9

surface

#EEEDF2

border

#C9C8CC

text

#0A090E

muted

#7C7B7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4874

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