#4E4991#4E4991

#4E4991 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 44.7% C 0.115 H 283.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4991
RGB	rgb(78, 73, 145)
HSL	hsl(244, 33%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(244, 50%, 57%)
CMYK	cmyk(46.2%, 49.7%, 0%, 43.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.86, 21.70, -39.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.86, 44.86, 298.93°)
OKLab	oklab(44.71% 0.0275 -0.1115)
OKLCH	oklch(44.71% 0.115 283.9)
XYZ	xyz(10.6338, 8.4287, 27.8492)
Luminance	0.0843 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4991 #8C9149

analogous

#496891 #4E4991 #724991

triadic

#4E4991 #914E49 #49914E

tetradic

#4E4991 #914968 #8C9149 #499172

square

#4E4991 #914968 #8C9149 #499172

split-complementary

#4E4991 #917249 #689149

monochromatic

#222040 #383568 #4E4991 #6B65B2 #928EC6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.82

#4E4991 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.69

#4E4991 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4991

7.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4991	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4991	1.00	7.82	2.69	7.82
#FFFFFF	7.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2B5494

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#28508F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#385866

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4991;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 73, 145);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.7% 0.115 283.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#847bb2',
    500: '#4e4991',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4991;
$custom-light: #847bb2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4991",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 145
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 244.167,
    "s": 33.028,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44707,
    "c": 0.11481,
    "h": 283.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08429
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4991

secondary

#AFB284

accent

#C95FC2

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#EFEEF6

border

#CAC9D0

text

#0B0911

muted

#7C7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4991

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

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