#4E498F#4E498F

#4E498F is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 44.6% C 0.112 H 284.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E498F
RGB	rgb(78, 73, 143)
HSL	hsl(244, 32%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(244, 49%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.5%, 49%, 0%, 43.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.74, 21.07, -38.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.74, 43.66, 298.86°)
OKLab	oklab(44.57% 0.0273 -0.1085)
OKLCH	oklch(44.57% 0.112 284.1)
XYZ	xyz(10.4809, 8.3675, 27.0441)
Luminance	0.0837 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Color harmonies

complementary

#4E498F #8A8F49

analogous

#49678F #4E498F #71498F

triadic

#4E498F #8F4E49 #498F4E

tetradic

#4E498F #8F4967 #8A8F49 #498F71

square

#4E498F #8F4967 #8A8F49 #498F71

split-complementary

#4E498F #8F7149 #678F49

monochromatic

#22203E #383466 #4E498F #6A65B0 #918DC5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.85

#4E498F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.67

#4E498F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E498F

7.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E498F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E498F	1.00	7.85	2.67	7.85
#FFFFFF	7.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2C5492

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2A4F8D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#395865

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e498f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 73, 143);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.6% 0.112 284.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#837bb0',
    500: '#4e498f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e498f;
$custom-light: #837bb0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e498f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 143
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 244.286,
    "s": 32.407,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44574,
    "c": 0.11184,
    "h": 284.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08368
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E498F

secondary

#AEB183

accent

#C95FC1

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#EFEEF5

border

#CAC9CF

text

#0B0910

muted

#7C7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E498F

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

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