#4E49C5#4E49C5

#4E49C5 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 48.6% C 0.187 H 278.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E49C5
RGB	rgb(78, 73, 197)
HSL	hsl(242, 52%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(242, 63%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.4%, 62.9%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.58, 38.51, -64.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.58, 74.87, 300.95°)
OKLab	oklab(48.64% 0.0281 -0.1848)
OKLCH	oklch(48.64% 0.187 278.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.5993, 10.4148, 54.0007)
Luminance	0.1042 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 3.02

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E49C5 #C0C549

analogous

#4982C5 #4E49C5 #8C49C5

triadic

#4E49C5 #C54E49 #49C54E

tetradic

#4E49C5 #C54982 #C0C549 #49C58C

square

#4E49C5 #C54982 #C0C549 #49C58C

split-complementary

#4E49C5 #C58C49 #82C549

monochromatic

#272470 #37329E #4E49C5 #7B77D4 #A8A6E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.81

#4E49C5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.08

#4E49C5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E49C5

6.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E49C5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E49C5	1.00	6.81	3.08	6.81
#FFFFFF	6.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060C9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0056C3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006880

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e49c5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 73, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.6% 0.187 278.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c7cd8',
    500: '#4e49c5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e49c5;
$custom-light: #8c7cd8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e49c5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.419,
    "s": 51.667,
    "l": 52.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4864,
    "c": 0.18693,
    "h": 278.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10416
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E49C5

secondary

#CED09A

accent

#DB4DD5

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EEFA

border

#CBC9D3

text

#0D0915

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E49C5

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

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