#4E49C8#4E49C8

#4E49C8 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.191 H 278.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E49C8
RGB	rgb(78, 73, 200)
HSL	hsl(242, 54%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(242, 64%, 78%)
CMYK	cmyk(61%, 63.5%, 0%, 21.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.82, 39.48, -65.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.82, 76.53, 301.06°)
OKLab	oklab(48.89% 0.0279 -0.1888)
OKLCH	oklch(48.89% 0.191 278.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.9464, 10.5537, 55.8291)
Luminance	0.1056 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 3.34

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E49C8 #C3C849

analogous

#4983C8 #4E49C8 #8D49C8

triadic

#4E49C8 #C84E49 #49C84E

tetradic

#4E49C8 #C84983 #C3C849 #49C88D

square

#4E49C8 #C84983 #C3C849 #49C88D

split-complementary

#4E49C8 #C88D49 #83C849

monochromatic

#262374 #3631A3 #4E49C8 #7C78D6 #A9A7E4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.75

#4E49C8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.11

#4E49C8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E49C8

6.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E49C8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E49C8	1.00	6.75	3.11	6.75
#FFFFFF	6.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061CC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0056C6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006982

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e49c8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 73, 200);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.191 278.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c7cda',
    500: '#4e49c8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e49c8;
$custom-light: #8c7cda;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e49c8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 200
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.362,
    "s": 53.586,
    "l": 53.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48892,
    "c": 0.19082,
    "h": 278.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10555
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E49C8

secondary

#CFD29B

accent

#DD4BD7

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EEFB

border

#CBC9D4

text

#0D0915

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E49C8

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

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