#4E488C#4E488C

#4E488C is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 44.2% C 0.109 H 285.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E488C
RGB	rgb(78, 72, 140)
HSL	hsl(245, 32%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(245, 49%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.3%, 48.6%, 0%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.29, 20.78, -37.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.29, 42.54, 299.24°)
OKLab	oklab(44.18% 0.0283 -0.1052)
OKLCH	oklch(44.18% 0.109 285)
XYZ	xyz(10.1915, 8.1475, 25.8415)
Luminance	0.0815 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E488C #868C48

analogous

#48648C #4E488C #70488C

triadic

#4E488C #8C4E48 #488C4E

tetradic

#4E488C #8C4864 #868C48 #488C70

square

#4E488C #8C4864 #868C48 #488C70

split-complementary

#4E488C #8C7048 #648C48

monochromatic

#211E3B #373364 #4E488C #6963AF #908BC3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.99

#4E488C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.63

#4E488C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E488C

7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E488C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E488C	1.00	7.99	2.63	7.99
#FFFFFF	7.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2D538E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B4F8A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3B5663

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e488c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 72, 140);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.2% 0.109 285.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#837bae',
    500: '#4e488c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e488c;
$custom-light: #837bae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e488c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 140
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.294,
    "s": 32.075,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44177,
    "c": 0.10892,
    "h": 285
  },
  "luminance": 0.08148
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E488C

secondary

#ABAF81

accent

#C860BF

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#EFEDF4

border

#CAC8CE

text

#0B0910

muted

#7C7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E488C

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

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