#4E488D#4E488D

#4E488D is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 44.2% C 0.110 H 284.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E488D
RGB	rgb(78, 72, 141)
HSL	hsl(245, 32%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(245, 49%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.7%, 48.9%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.35, 21.09, -37.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.35, 43.15, 299.27°)
OKLab	oklab(44.24% 0.0284 -0.1067)
OKLCH	oklch(44.24% 0.11 284.9)
XYZ	xyz(10.2656, 8.1771, 26.2316)
Luminance	0.0818 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E488D #878D48

analogous

#48658D #4E488D #71488D

triadic

#4E488D #8D4E48 #488D4E

tetradic

#4E488D #8D4865 #878D48 #488D71

square

#4E488D #8D4865 #878D48 #488D71

split-complementary

#4E488D #8D7148 #658D48

monochromatic

#211F3C #383364 #4E488D #6A63AF #908BC4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.97

#4E488D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.64

#4E488D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E488D

7.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E488D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E488D	1.00	7.97	2.64	7.97
#FFFFFF	7.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2C5390

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A4F8B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3B5664

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e488d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 72, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.2% 0.110 284.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#837baf',
    500: '#4e488d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e488d;
$custom-light: #837baf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e488d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 245.217,
    "s": 32.394,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44242,
    "c": 0.11041,
    "h": 284.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08178
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E488D

secondary

#ACB081

accent

#C95FBF

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#EFEDF4

border

#CAC8CE

text

#0B0910

muted

#7C7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E488D

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

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