#4E4996#4E4996

#4E4996 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 45.0% C 0.122 H 283.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4996
RGB	rgb(78, 73, 150)
HSL	hsl(244, 35%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(244, 51%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(48%, 51.3%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.18, 23.28, -41.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.18, 47.85, 299.12°)
OKLab	oklab(45.05% 0.028 -0.1189)
OKLCH	oklch(45.05% 0.122 283.3)
XYZ	xyz(11.0278, 8.5863, 29.9245)
Luminance	0.0859 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4996 #919649

analogous

#496A96 #4E4996 #744996

triadic

#4E4996 #964E49 #49964E

tetradic

#4E4996 #96496A #919649 #499674

square

#4E4996 #96496A #919649 #499674

split-complementary

#4E4996 #967449 #6A9649

monochromatic

#232144 #39356D #4E4996 #6C67B5 #9490C9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.73

#4E4996 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.72

#4E4996 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4996

7.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4996	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4996	1.00	7.73	2.72	7.73
#FFFFFF	7.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#265599

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#225094

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#355968

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4996;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 73, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.0% 0.122 283.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#847bb5',
    500: '#4e4996',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4996;
$custom-light: #847bb5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4996",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 243.896,
    "s": 34.529,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45046,
    "c": 0.12216,
    "h": 283.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08587
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4996

secondary

#B2B586

accent

#CB5DC3

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#EFEEF6

border

#CAC9D0

text

#0B0911

muted

#7C7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4996

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

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