#4E49B3#4E49B3

#4E49B3 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 47.2% C 0.163 H 280.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E49B3
RGB	rgb(78, 73, 179)
HSL	hsl(243, 42%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(243, 59%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.4%, 59.2%, 0%, 29.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.19, 32.64, -55.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.19, 64.75, 300.28°)
OKLab	oklab(47.18% 0.029 -0.1604)
OKLCH	oklch(47.18% 0.163 280.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.6586, 9.6386, 43.7798)
Luminance	0.0964 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.16

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E49B3 #AEB349

analogous

#4979B3 #4E49B3 #8349B3

triadic

#4E49B3 #B34E49 #49B34E

tetradic

#4E49B3 #B34979 #AEB349 #49B383

square

#4E49B3 #B34979 #AEB349 #49B383

split-complementary

#4E49B3 #B38349 #79B349

monochromatic

#28265C #3B3788 #4E49B3 #7773C6 #A19FD8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.17

#4E49B3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.93

#4E49B3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E49B3

7.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E49B3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E49B3	1.00	7.17	2.93	7.17
#FFFFFF	7.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.93	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CB7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0053B1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#196277

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e49b3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 73, 179);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.2% 0.163 280.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#897cca',
    500: '#4e49b3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e49b3;
$custom-light: #897cca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e49b3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 179
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.83,
    "s": 42.063,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47182,
    "c": 0.16301,
    "h": 280.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.09639
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E49B3

secondary

#C2C493

accent

#D256CC

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EEF8

border

#CBC9D1

text

#0C0913

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E49B3

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