#4E49B2#4E49B2

#4E49B2 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 47.1% C 0.162 H 280.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E49B2
RGB	rgb(78, 73, 178)
HSL	hsl(243, 42%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(243, 59%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.2%, 59%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.11, 32.32, -55.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.11, 64.18, 300.24°)
OKLab	oklab(47.1% 0.029 -0.159)
OKLCH	oklch(47.1% 0.162 280.3)
XYZ	xyz(13.5578, 9.5983, 43.2491)
Luminance	0.0960 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.20

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E49B2 #ADB249

analogous

#4979B2 #4E49B2 #8349B2

triadic

#4E49B2 #B24E49 #49B24E

tetradic

#4E49B2 #B24979 #ADB249 #49B283

square

#4E49B2 #B24979 #ADB249 #49B283

split-complementary

#4E49B2 #B28349 #79B249

monochromatic

#28255B #3B3787 #4E49B2 #7773C5 #A19ED7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.19

#4E49B2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.92

#4E49B2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E49B2

7.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E49B2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E49B2	1.00	7.19	2.92	7.19
#FFFFFF	7.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BB5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0053B0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1B6276

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e49b2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 73, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.1% 0.162 280.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#897cca',
    500: '#4e49b2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e49b2;
$custom-light: #897cca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e49b2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.857,
    "s": 41.833,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47104,
    "c": 0.16166,
    "h": 280.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.09599
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E49B2

secondary

#C2C493

accent

#D256CC

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EEF8

border

#CBC9D1

text

#0C0913

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E49B2

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →