#4E49BF#4E49BF

#4E49BF is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 48.1% C 0.179 H 279.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E49BF
RGB	rgb(78, 73, 191)
HSL	hsl(243, 48%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(243, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.2%, 61.8%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.10, 36.55, -61.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.10, 71.53, 300.73°)
OKLab	oklab(48.14% 0.0285 -0.1768)
OKLCH	oklch(48.14% 0.179 279.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.9254, 10.1453, 50.4518)
Luminance	0.1015 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.48

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E49BF #BABF49

analogous

#497FBF #4E49BF #8949BF

triadic

#4E49BF #BF4E49 #49BF4E

tetradic

#4E49BF #BF497F #BABF49 #49BF89

square

#4E49BF #BF497F #BABF49 #49BF89

split-complementary

#4E49BF #BF8949 #7FBF49

monochromatic

#282569 #393596 #4E49BF #7A76CF #A6A4DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.93

#4E49BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.03

#4E49BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E49BF

6.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E49BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E49BF	1.00	6.93	3.03	6.93
#FFFFFF	6.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EC3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0055BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00667D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e49bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 73, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.1% 0.179 279.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b7cd3',
    500: '#4e49bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e49bf;
$custom-light: #8b7cd3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e49bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.542,
    "s": 47.967,
    "l": 51.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48144,
    "c": 0.17907,
    "h": 279.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10146
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E49BF

secondary

#CACC98

accent

#D850D2

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EEFA

border

#CBC9D3

text

#0D0914

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E49BF

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

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