#4E49A2#4E49A2

#4E49A2 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 45.9% C 0.139 H 281.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E49A2
RGB	rgb(78, 73, 162)
HSL	hsl(243, 38%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(243, 55%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.9%, 54.9%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.97, 27.13, -47.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.97, 54.93, 299.60°)
OKLab	oklab(45.9% 0.0288 -0.1364)
OKLCH	oklch(45.9% 0.139 281.9)
XYZ	xyz(12.0440, 8.9928, 35.2766)
Luminance	0.0899 (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

#4E49A2 #9DA249

analogous

#4970A2 #4E49A2 #7A49A2

triadic

#4E49A2 #A24E49 #49A24E

tetradic

#4E49A2 #A24970 #9DA249 #49A27A

square

#4E49A2 #A24970 #9DA249 #49A27A

split-complementary

#4E49A2 #A27A49 #70A249

monochromatic

#25234E #3A3678 #4E49A2 #706CBD #9996D0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.50

#4E49A2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.80

#4E49A2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E49A2

7.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E49A2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E49A2	1.00	7.50	2.80	7.50
#FFFFFF	7.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1558A5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0A51A0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2D5D6E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e49a2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 73, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.9% 0.139 281.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#867cbe',
    500: '#4e49a2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e49a2;
$custom-light: #867cbe;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e49a2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 243.371,
    "s": 37.872,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45895,
    "c": 0.13943,
    "h": 281.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08993
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E49A2

secondary

#B9BC8B

accent

#CE5AC7

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#F0EEF7

border

#CBC9D0

text

#0C0912

muted

#7D7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E49A2

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

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