#4E49BB#4E49BB

#4E49BB is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 47.8% C 0.174 H 279.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E49BB
RGB	rgb(78, 73, 187)
HSL	hsl(243, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(243, 61%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.3%, 61%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.79, 35.25, -59.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.79, 69.28, 300.58°)
OKLab	oklab(47.82% 0.0287 -0.1714)
OKLCH	oklch(47.82% 0.174 279.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.4912, 9.9716, 48.1652)
Luminance	0.0997 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.23

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E49BB #B6BB49

analogous

#497DBB #4E49BB #8749BB

triadic

#4E49BB #BB4E49 #49BB4E

tetradic

#4E49BB #BB497D #B6BB49 #49BB87

square

#4E49BB #BB497D #B6BB49 #49BB87

split-complementary

#4E49BB #BB8749 #7DBB49

monochromatic

#282564 #3A3691 #4E49BB #7976CC #A5A2DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.01

#4E49BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.99

#4E49BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E49BB

7.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E49BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E49BB	1.00	7.01	2.99	7.01
#FFFFFF	7.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DBF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0054B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#06657B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e49bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 73, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.8% 0.174 279.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a7cd0',
    500: '#4e49bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e49bb;
$custom-light: #8a7cd0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e49bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.632,
    "s": 45.6,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47819,
    "c": 0.17377,
    "h": 279.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.09973
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E49BB

secondary

#C7C997

accent

#D553D0

background

#F9F7FC

surface

#F1EEF9

border

#CBC9D2

text

#0D0914

muted

#7E7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E49BB

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

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