#4E498E#4E498E

#4E498E is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 44.5% C 0.110 H 284.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E498E
RGB	rgb(78, 73, 142)
HSL	hsl(244, 32%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(244, 49%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.1%, 48.6%, 0%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.68, 20.76, -37.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.68, 43.06, 298.82°)
OKLab	oklab(44.51% 0.0272 -0.107)
OKLCH	oklch(44.51% 0.11 284.3)
XYZ	xyz(10.4055, 8.3373, 26.6469)
Luminance	0.0834 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#4E498E #898E49

analogous

#49678E #4E498E #71498E

triadic

#4E498E #8E4E49 #498E4E

tetradic

#4E498E #8E4967 #898E49 #498E71

square

#4E498E #8E4967 #898E49 #498E71

split-complementary

#4E498E #8E7149 #678E49

monochromatic

#221F3D #383466 #4E498E #6A65B0 #918DC4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.87

#4E498E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.67

#4E498E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E498E

7.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E498E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E498E	1.00	7.87	2.67	7.87
#FFFFFF	7.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2D5491

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2B4F8C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3A5764

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e498e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 73, 142);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.5% 0.110 284.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#837baf',
    500: '#4e498e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e498e;
$custom-light: #837baf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e498e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 142
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 244.348,
    "s": 32.093,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44508,
    "c": 0.11036,
    "h": 284.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08338
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E498E

secondary

#ADB083

accent

#C860C1

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#EFEEF4

border

#CAC9CE

text

#0B0910

muted

#7C7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E498E

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

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