#4E49BA#4E49BA

#4E49BA is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 47.7% C 0.172 H 279.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E49BA
RGB	rgb(78, 73, 186)
HSL	hsl(243, 45%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(243, 61%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.1%, 60.8%, 0%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.71, 34.93, -59.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.71, 68.72, 300.55°)
OKLab	oklab(47.74% 0.0288 -0.17)
OKLCH	oklch(47.74% 0.172 279.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.3846, 9.9290, 47.6033)
Luminance	0.0993 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.18

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E49BA #B5BA49

analogous

#497CBA #4E49BA #8649BA

triadic

#4E49BA #BA4E49 #49BA4E

tetradic

#4E49BA #BA497C #B5BA49 #49BA86

square

#4E49BA #BA497C #B5BA49 #49BA86

split-complementary

#4E49BA #BA8649 #7CBA49

monochromatic

#282663 #3A368F #4E49BA #7975CB #A4A2DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.03

#4E49BA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.99

#4E49BA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E49BA

7.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E49BA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E49BA	1.00	7.03	2.99	7.03
#FFFFFF	7.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DBE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0054B8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#09647A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e49ba;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 73, 186);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.7% 0.172 279.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a7cd0',
    500: '#4e49ba',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e49ba;
$custom-light: #8a7cd0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e49ba",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 186
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.655,
    "s": 45.02,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47739,
    "c": 0.17243,
    "h": 279.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.0993
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E49BA

secondary

#C6C896

accent

#D553CF

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F1EEF9

border

#CBC9D2

text

#0D0914

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E49BA

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