#4E498D#4E498D

#4E498D is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 44.4% C 0.109 H 284.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E498D
RGB	rgb(78, 73, 141)
HSL	hsl(244, 32%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(244, 48%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.7%, 48.2%, 0%, 44.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.62, 20.45, -37.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.62, 42.46, 298.79°)
OKLab	oklab(44.44% 0.027 -0.1054)
OKLCH	oklch(44.44% 0.109 284.4)
XYZ	xyz(10.3308, 8.3074, 26.2533)
Luminance	0.0831 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E498D #888D49

analogous

#49668D #4E498D #70498D

triadic

#4E498D #8D4E49 #498D4E

tetradic

#4E498D #8D4966 #888D49 #498D70

square

#4E498D #8D4966 #888D49 #498D70

split-complementary

#4E498D #8D7049 #668D49

monochromatic

#211F3C #383465 #4E498D #6A64AF #918DC4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.89

#4E498D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.66

#4E498D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E498D

7.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E498D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E498D	1.00	7.89	2.66	7.89
#FFFFFF	7.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2E538F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B4F8B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3A5764

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e498d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 73, 141);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.4% 0.109 284.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#837baf',
    500: '#4e498d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e498d;
$custom-light: #837baf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e498d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 141
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 244.412,
    "s": 31.776,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44443,
    "c": 0.10886,
    "h": 284.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08308
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E498D

secondary

#ACB082

accent

#C860C0

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#EFEEF4

border

#CAC9CE

text

#0B0910

muted

#7C7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E498D

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

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