#4E498C#4E498C

#4E498C is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 44.4% C 0.107 H 284.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E498C
RGB	rgb(78, 73, 140)
HSL	hsl(244, 31%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(244, 48%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.3%, 47.9%, 0%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.55, 20.14, -36.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.55, 41.86, 298.75°)
OKLab	oklab(44.38% 0.0269 -0.1039)
OKLCH	oklch(44.38% 0.107 284.5)
XYZ	xyz(10.2567, 8.2778, 25.8632)
Luminance	0.0828 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E498C #878C49

analogous

#49668C #4E498C #70498C

triadic

#4E498C #8C4E49 #498C4E

tetradic

#4E498C #8C4966 #878C49 #498C70

square

#4E498C #8C4966 #878C49 #498C70

split-complementary

#4E498C #8C7049 #668C49

monochromatic

#211F3C #383464 #4E498C #6A64AE #908CC3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.91

#4E498C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.66

#4E498C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E498C

7.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E498C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E498C	1.00	7.91	2.66	7.91
#FFFFFF	7.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2F538E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2C4F8A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3B5764

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e498c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 73, 140);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.4% 0.107 284.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#837bae',
    500: '#4e498c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e498c;
$custom-light: #837bae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e498c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 140
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 244.478,
    "s": 31.455,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44378,
    "c": 0.10737,
    "h": 284.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08278
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E498C

secondary

#ACAF82

accent

#C860C0

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#EFEEF4

border

#CAC9CE

text

#0B0910

muted

#7C7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E498C

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

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