#4E4999#4E4999

#4E4999 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 45.3% C 0.127 H 282.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4999
RGB	rgb(78, 73, 153)
HSL	hsl(244, 35%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(244, 52%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(49%, 52.3%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.37, 24.24, -43.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.37, 49.63, 299.24°)
OKLab	oklab(45.25% 0.0283 -0.1233)
OKLCH	oklch(45.25% 0.127 282.9)
XYZ	xyz(11.2725, 8.6841, 31.2131)
Luminance	0.0868 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4999 #949949

analogous

#496C99 #4E4999 #764999

triadic

#4E4999 #994E49 #49994E

tetradic

#4E4999 #99496C #949949 #499976

square

#4E4999 #99496C #949949 #499976

split-complementary

#4E4999 #997649 #6C9949

monochromatic

#242146 #393570 #4E4999 #6D68B7 #9592CB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.67

#4E4999 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.74

#4E4999 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4999

7.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4999	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4999	1.00	7.67	2.74	7.67
#FFFFFF	7.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#23569C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1E5197

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#335A6A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4999;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 73, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.3% 0.127 282.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#857bb7',
    500: '#4e4999',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4999;
$custom-light: #857bb7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4999",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 243.75,
    "s": 35.398,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45253,
    "c": 0.12653,
    "h": 282.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08685
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4999

secondary

#B4B787

accent

#CB5CC4

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#F0EEF6

border

#CBC9D0

text

#0B0911

muted

#7C7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4999

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

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