#4E49C3#4E49C3

#4E49C3 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 48.5% C 0.184 H 278.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E49C3
RGB	rgb(78, 73, 195)
HSL	hsl(242, 50%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(242, 63%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(60%, 62.6%, 0%, 23.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.42, 37.86, -63.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.42, 73.76, 300.88°)
OKLab	oklab(48.47% 0.0283 -0.1821)
OKLCH	oklch(48.47% 0.184 278.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.3716, 10.3238, 52.8018)
Luminance	0.1032 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.82

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E49C3 #BEC349

analogous

#4981C3 #4E49C3 #8B49C3

triadic

#4E49C3 #C34E49 #49C34E

tetradic

#4E49C3 #C34981 #BEC349 #49C38B

square

#4E49C3 #C34981 #BEC349 #49C38B

split-complementary

#4E49C3 #C38B49 #81C349

monochromatic

#27246E #38339C #4E49C3 #7B77D2 #A8A5E1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.85

#4E49C3 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.07

#4E49C3 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E49C3

6.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E49C3	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E49C3	1.00	6.85	3.07	6.85
#FFFFFF	6.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FC7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0056C1

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00677F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e49c3;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 73, 195);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.5% 0.184 278.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8b7cd6',
    500: '#4e49c3',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e49c3;
$custom-light: #8b7cd6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e49c3",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 195
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.459,
    "s": 50.413,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48474,
    "c": 0.18432,
    "h": 278.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10325
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E49C3

secondary

#CCCE99

accent

#DA4ED4

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EEFA

border

#CBC9D3

text

#0D0914

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E49C3

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

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