#4E49C1#4E49C1

#4E49C1 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 48.3% C 0.182 H 279.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E49C1
RGB	rgb(78, 73, 193)
HSL	hsl(243, 49%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(243, 62%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.6%, 62.2%, 0%, 24.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.26, 37.21, -62.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.26, 72.65, 300.81°)
OKLab	oklab(48.31% 0.0284 -0.1795)
OKLCH	oklch(48.31% 0.182 279)
XYZ	xyz(15.1470, 10.2339, 51.6189)
Luminance	0.1023 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.64

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E49C1 #BCC149

analogous

#4980C1 #4E49C1 #8A49C1

triadic

#4E49C1 #C14E49 #49C14E

tetradic

#4E49C1 #C14980 #BCC149 #49C18A

square

#4E49C1 #C14980 #BCC149 #49C18A

split-complementary

#4E49C1 #C18A49 #80C149

monochromatic

#27246B #383499 #4E49C1 #7A77D1 #A7A4E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.89

#4E49C1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.05

#4E49C1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E49C1

6.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E49C1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E49C1	1.00	6.89	3.05	6.89
#FFFFFF	6.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.05	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FC5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0055BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00677E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e49c1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 73, 193);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.3% 0.182 279.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b7cd5',
    500: '#4e49c1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e49c1;
$custom-light: #8b7cd5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e49c1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 193
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.5,
    "s": 49.18,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48309,
    "c": 0.1817,
    "h": 279
  },
  "luminance": 0.10235
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E49C1

secondary

#CBCD99

accent

#D94FD3

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EEFA

border

#CBC9D3

text

#0D0914

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E49C1

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

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