#4E4990#4E4990

#4E4990 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 44.6% C 0.113 H 284.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4990
RGB	rgb(78, 73, 144)
HSL	hsl(244, 33%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(244, 49%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(45.8%, 49.3%, 0%, 43.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.80, 21.39, -38.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.80, 44.26, 298.89°)
OKLab	oklab(44.64% 0.0274 -0.11)
OKLCH	oklch(44.64% 0.113 284)
XYZ	xyz(10.5570, 8.3979, 27.4449)
Luminance	0.0840 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4990 #8B9049

analogous

#496890 #4E4990 #714990

triadic

#4E4990 #904E49 #49904E

tetradic

#4E4990 #904968 #8B9049 #499071

square

#4E4990 #904968 #8B9049 #499071

split-complementary

#4E4990 #907149 #689049

monochromatic

#22203F #383467 #4E4990 #6B65B1 #928EC6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.84

#4E4990 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.68

#4E4990 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4990

7.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4990	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4990	1.00	7.84	2.68	7.84
#FFFFFF	7.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2B5493

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#29508E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#395865

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4990;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 73, 144);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.6% 0.113 284.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#847bb1',
    500: '#4e4990',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4990;
$custom-light: #847bb1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4990",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 144
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 244.225,
    "s": 32.719,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4464,
    "c": 0.11333,
    "h": 284
  },
  "luminance": 0.08398
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4990

secondary

#AEB183

accent

#C95FC1

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#EFEEF5

border

#CAC9CF

text

#0B0911

muted

#7C7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4990

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

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