#4E499C#4E499C
#4E499C is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 45.5% C 0.131 H 282.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E499C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 73, 156) |
| HSL | hsl(244, 36%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(244, 53%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(50%, 53.2%, 0%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.57, 25.20, -44.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.57, 51.40, 299.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.46% 0.0285 -0.1277) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.46% 0.131 282.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.5234, 8.7845, 32.5344) |
| Luminance | 0.0878 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Blueberry
#464196
ΔE00 2.59
Darkslateblue
#483D8B
ΔE00 4.24
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 4.78
Twilight
#4E518B
ΔE00 4.80
Dusk
#4E5481
ΔE00 7.42
Sapphire (survey)
#2138AB
ΔE00 7.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E499C #979C49
analogous
#496E9C #4E499C #77499C
triadic
#4E499C #9C4E49 #499C4E
tetradic
#4E499C #9C496E #979C49 #499C77
square
#4E499C #9C496E #979C49 #499C77
split-complementary
#4E499C #9C7749 #6E9C49
monochromatic
#242249 #393572 #4E499C #6E69B9 #9693CC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.62
#4E499C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.76
#4E499C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E499C
7.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E499C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E499C | 1.00 | 7.62 | 2.76 | 7.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#1F569F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#19519A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#315B6B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#545454
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e499c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 73, 156); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.5% 0.131 282.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#857cba',
500: '#4e499c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e499c; $custom-light: #857cba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e499c",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 73,
"b": 156
},
"hsl": {
"h": 243.614,
"s": 36.245,
"l": 44.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45464,
"c": 0.13086,
"h": 282.6
},
"luminance": 0.08785
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E499C
secondary
#B6B888
accent
#CC5CC5
background
#F8F7FB
surface
#F0EEF6
border
#CBC9D0
text
#0B0912
muted
#7C7B81