#4E49C2#4E49C2

#4E49C2 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 48.4% C 0.183 H 278.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E49C2
RGB	rgb(78, 73, 194)
HSL	hsl(242, 50%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(242, 62%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.8%, 62.4%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.34, 37.53, -62.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.34, 73.21, 300.84°)
OKLab	oklab(48.39% 0.0283 -0.1808)
OKLCH	oklch(48.39% 0.183 278.9)
XYZ	xyz(15.2589, 10.2787, 52.2084)
Luminance	0.1028 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.73

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E49C2 #BDC249

analogous

#4981C2 #4E49C2 #8A49C2

triadic

#4E49C2 #C24E49 #49C24E

tetradic

#4E49C2 #C24981 #BDC249 #49C28A

square

#4E49C2 #C24981 #BDC249 #49C28A

split-complementary

#4E49C2 #C28A49 #81C249

monochromatic

#27246C #38349A #4E49C2 #7B77D1 #A7A5E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.87

#4E49C2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.06

#4E49C2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E49C2

6.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E49C2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E49C2	1.00	6.87	3.06	6.87
#FFFFFF	6.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FC6

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0055C0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00677E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e49c2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 73, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.4% 0.183 278.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b7cd5',
    500: '#4e49c2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e49c2;
$custom-light: #8b7cd5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e49c2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.479,
    "s": 49.794,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48391,
    "c": 0.18302,
    "h": 278.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1028
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E49C2

secondary

#CCCE99

accent

#D94ED4

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EEFA

border

#CBC9D3

text

#0D0914

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E49C2

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

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