#4E498B#4E498B

#4E498B is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 44.3% C 0.106 H 284.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E498B
RGB	rgb(78, 73, 139)
HSL	hsl(245, 31%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(245, 47%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(43.9%, 47.5%, 0%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.50, 19.82, -36.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.50, 41.26, 298.72°)
OKLab	oklab(44.31% 0.0268 -0.1024)
OKLCH	oklch(44.31% 0.106 284.6)
XYZ	xyz(10.1833, 8.2485, 25.4766)
Luminance	0.0825 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E498B #868B49

analogous

#49658B #4E498B #6F498B

triadic

#4E498B #8B4E49 #498B4E

tetradic

#4E498B #8B4965 #868B49 #498B6F

square

#4E498B #8B4965 #868B49 #498B6F

split-complementary

#4E498B #8B6F49 #658B49

monochromatic

#211F3B #373463 #4E498B #6964AD #908CC3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.93

#4E498B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.65

#4E498B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E498B

7.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E498B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E498B	1.00	7.93	2.65	7.93
#FFFFFF	7.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2F538D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2D4F89

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3B5663

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e498b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 73, 139);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.3% 0.106 284.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#837bad',
    500: '#4e498b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e498b;
$custom-light: #837bad;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e498b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 139
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 244.545,
    "s": 31.132,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44314,
    "c": 0.10586,
    "h": 284.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08249
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E498B

secondary

#ABAE81

accent

#C760C0

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#EFEEF4

border

#CAC9CE

text

#0B0910

muted

#7C7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E498B

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

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