#4E49BD#4E49BD

#4E49BD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 48.0% C 0.176 H 279.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E49BD
RGB	rgb(78, 73, 189)
HSL	hsl(243, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(243, 61%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.7%, 61.4%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.95, 35.90, -60.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.95, 70.41, 300.66°)
OKLab	oklab(47.98% 0.0286 -0.1741)
OKLCH	oklch(47.98% 0.176 279.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.7068, 10.0579, 49.3006)
Luminance	0.1006 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.34

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E49BD #B8BD49

analogous

#497EBD #4E49BD #8849BD

triadic

#4E49BD #BD4E49 #49BD4E

tetradic

#4E49BD #BD497E #B8BD49 #49BD88

square

#4E49BD #BD497E #B8BD49 #49BD88

split-complementary

#4E49BD #BD8849 #7EBD49

monochromatic

#282566 #393593 #4E49BD #7A76CD #A5A3DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.97

#4E49BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.01

#4E49BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E49BD

6.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E49BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E49BD	1.00	6.97	3.01	6.97
#FFFFFF	6.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EC1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0055BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00657C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e49bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 73, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.0% 0.176 279.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a7cd2',
    500: '#4e49bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e49bd;
$custom-light: #8a7cd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e49bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.586,
    "s": 46.774,
    "l": 51.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47981,
    "c": 0.17643,
    "h": 279.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10059
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E49BD

secondary

#C8CA97

accent

#D651D1

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EEFA

border

#CBC9D3

text

#0D0914

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E49BD

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