#4E49C6#4E49C6

#4E49C6 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 48.7% C 0.188 H 278.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E49C6
RGB	rgb(78, 73, 198)
HSL	hsl(242, 52%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(242, 63%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.6%, 63.1%, 0%, 22.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.66, 38.83, -64.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.66, 75.43, 300.99°)
OKLab	oklab(48.72% 0.0281 -0.1861)
OKLCH	oklch(48.72% 0.188 278.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.7142, 10.4608, 54.6062)
Luminance	0.1046 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 3.12

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E49C6 #C1C649

analogous

#4982C6 #4E49C6 #8C49C6

triadic

#4E49C6 #C64E49 #49C64E

tetradic

#4E49C6 #C64982 #C1C649 #49C68C

square

#4E49C6 #C64982 #C1C649 #49C68C

split-complementary

#4E49C6 #C68C49 #82C649

monochromatic

#272371 #3632A0 #4E49C6 #7B78D5 #A9A6E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.79

#4E49C6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.09

#4E49C6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E49C6

6.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E49C6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E49C6	1.00	6.79	3.09	6.79
#FFFFFF	6.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060CA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0056C4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006881

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e49c6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 73, 198);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.7% 0.188 278.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c7cd8',
    500: '#4e49c6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e49c6;
$custom-light: #8c7cd8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e49c6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 198
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.4,
    "s": 52.301,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48724,
    "c": 0.18823,
    "h": 278.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10462
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E49C6

secondary

#CED09A

accent

#DC4CD6

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EEFA

border

#CBC9D3

text

#0D0915

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E49C6

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

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