#4E49BE#4E49BE

#4E49BE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 48.1% C 0.178 H 279.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E49BE
RGB	rgb(78, 73, 190)
HSL	hsl(243, 47%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(243, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.9%, 61.6%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.02, 36.23, -61.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.02, 70.97, 300.70°)
OKLab	oklab(48.06% 0.0286 -0.1754)
OKLCH	oklch(48.06% 0.178 279.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.8157, 10.1014, 49.8743)
Luminance	0.1010 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.41

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E49BE #B9BE49

analogous

#497FBE #4E49BE #8949BE

triadic

#4E49BE #BE4E49 #49BE4E

tetradic

#4E49BE #BE497F #B9BE49 #49BE89

square

#4E49BE #BE497F #B9BE49 #49BE89

split-complementary

#4E49BE #BE8949 #7FBE49

monochromatic

#282568 #393595 #4E49BE #7A76CE #A6A3DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.95

#4E49BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#4E49BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E49BE

6.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E49BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E49BE	1.00	6.95	3.02	6.95
#FFFFFF	6.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EC2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0055BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00667C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e49be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 73, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.1% 0.178 279.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a7cd2',
    500: '#4e49be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e49be;
$custom-light: #8a7cd2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e49be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.564,
    "s": 47.368,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48063,
    "c": 0.17775,
    "h": 279.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10102
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E49BE

secondary

#C9CB98

accent

#D751D1

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EEFA

border

#CBC9D3

text

#0D0914

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E49BE

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

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