#4E4988#4E4988

#4E4988 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 44.1% C 0.101 H 285.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4988
RGB	rgb(78, 73, 136)
HSL	hsl(245, 30%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(245, 46%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(42.6%, 46.3%, 0%, 46.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.32, 18.90, -34.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.32, 39.44, 298.62°)
OKLab	oklab(44.12% 0.0263 -0.0979)
OKLCH	oklch(44.12% 0.101 285.1)
XYZ	xyz(9.9671, 8.1620, 24.3380)
Luminance	0.0816 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4988 #838849

analogous

#496388 #4E4988 #6D4988

triadic

#4E4988 #884E49 #49884E

tetradic

#4E4988 #884963 #838849 #49886D

square

#4E4988 #884963 #838849 #49886D

split-complementary

#4E4988 #886D49 #638849

monochromatic

#201E38 #373460 #4E4988 #6963AB #8F8BC1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.98

#4E4988 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.63

#4E4988 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4988

7.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4988	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4988	1.00	7.98	2.63	7.98
#FFFFFF	7.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#31538A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#304F87

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3D5662

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4988;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 73, 136);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.1% 0.101 285.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#837bab',
    500: '#4e4988',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4988;
$custom-light: #837bab;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4988",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 136
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 244.762,
    "s": 30.144,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44122,
    "c": 0.10134,
    "h": 285.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08162
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4988

secondary

#A9AC80

accent

#C661BE

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#EFEEF4

border

#CAC9CE

text

#0B0910

muted

#7C7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4988

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

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