#4E49C0#4E49C0

#4E49C0 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.180 H 279.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E49C0
RGB	rgb(78, 73, 192)
HSL	hsl(243, 49%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(243, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.4%, 62%, 0%, 24.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.18, 36.88, -61.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.18, 72.09, 300.77°)
OKLab	oklab(48.23% 0.0285 -0.1781)
OKLCH	oklch(48.23% 0.18 279.1)
XYZ	xyz(15.0358, 10.1895, 51.0334)
Luminance	0.1019 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.56

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E49C0 #BBC049

analogous

#4980C0 #4E49C0 #8A49C0

triadic

#4E49C0 #C04E49 #49C04E

tetradic

#4E49C0 #C04980 #BBC049 #49C08A

square

#4E49C0 #C04980 #BBC049 #49C08A

split-complementary

#4E49C0 #C08A49 #80C049

monochromatic

#28256A #393497 #4E49C0 #7A76D0 #A6A4DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.91

#4E49C0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.04

#4E49C0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E49C0

6.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E49C0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E49C0	1.00	6.91	3.04	6.91
#FFFFFF	6.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FC4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0055BE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00667D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e49c0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 73, 192);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.180 279.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b7cd4',
    500: '#4e49c0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e49c0;
$custom-light: #8b7cd4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e49c0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 192
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.521,
    "s": 48.571,
    "l": 51.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48226,
    "c": 0.18039,
    "h": 279.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10191
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E49C0

secondary

#CACC98

accent

#D850D2

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EEFA

border

#CBC9D3

text

#0D0914

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E49C0

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