#4E49A5#4E49A5

#4E49A5 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 46.1% C 0.144 H 281.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E49A5
RGB	rgb(78, 73, 165)
HSL	hsl(243, 39%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(243, 56%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.7%, 55.8%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.18, 28.10, -49.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.18, 56.68, 299.72°)
OKLab	oklab(46.12% 0.0289 -0.1407)
OKLCH	oklch(46.12% 0.144 281.6)
XYZ	xyz(12.3139, 9.1007, 36.6978)
Luminance	0.0910 (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

#4E49A5 #A0A549

analogous

#4972A5 #4E49A5 #7C49A5

triadic

#4E49A5 #A54E49 #49A54E

tetradic

#4E49A5 #A54972 #A0A549 #49A57C

square

#4E49A5 #A54972 #A0A549 #49A57C

split-complementary

#4E49A5 #A57C49 #72A549

monochromatic

#262350 #3A367B #4E49A5 #716DBE #9A97D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.45

#4E49A5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.82

#4E49A5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E49A5

7.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E49A5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E49A5	1.00	7.45	2.82	7.45
#FFFFFF	7.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0F58A8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0052A3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2A5E70

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e49a5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 73, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.1% 0.144 281.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#867cc0',
    500: '#4e49a5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e49a5;
$custom-light: #867cc0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e49a5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 243.261,
    "s": 38.655,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46116,
    "c": 0.14367,
    "h": 281.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.09101
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E49A5

secondary

#BBBD8D

accent

#CF59C8

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#F0EEF7

border

#CBC9D0

text

#0C0912

muted

#7D7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E49A5

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

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