#4E499E#4E499E

#4E499E is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.134 H 282.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E499E
RGB	rgb(78, 73, 158)
HSL	hsl(244, 37%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(244, 54%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.6%, 53.8%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.70, 25.84, -45.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.70, 52.58, 299.44°)
OKLab	oklab(45.61% 0.0286 -0.1306)
OKLCH	oklch(45.61% 0.134 282.4)
XYZ	xyz(11.6941, 8.8528, 33.4337)
Luminance	0.0885 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E499E #999E49

analogous

#496F9E #4E499E #78499E

triadic

#4E499E #9E4E49 #499E4E

tetradic

#4E499E #9E496F #999E49 #499E78

square

#4E499E #9E496F #999E49 #499E78

split-complementary

#4E499E #9E7849 #6F9E49

monochromatic

#25224A #393674 #4E499E #6F6ABA #9794CE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.58

#4E499E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.77

#4E499E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E499E

7.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E499E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E499E	1.00	7.58	2.77	7.58
#FFFFFF	7.58	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.58	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1C57A1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#15519C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#305C6C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e499e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 73, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.134 282.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#857cbb',
    500: '#4e499e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e499e;
$custom-light: #857cbb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e499e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 243.529,
    "s": 36.797,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45606,
    "c": 0.13374,
    "h": 282.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08853
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E499E

secondary

#B7BA89

accent

#CD5BC6

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#F0EEF6

border

#CBC9D0

text

#0C0912

muted

#7D7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E499E

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

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