#4E49CA#4E49CA

#4E49CA is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.193 H 278.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E49CA
RGB	rgb(78, 73, 202)
HSL	hsl(242, 55%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(242, 64%, 79%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.4%, 63.9%, 0%, 20.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.98, 40.13, -66.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.98, 77.64, 301.13°)
OKLab	oklab(49.06% 0.0277 -0.1914)
OKLCH	oklch(49.06% 0.193 278.2)
XYZ	xyz(16.1817, 10.6478, 57.0682)
Luminance	0.1065 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 3.56

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E49CA #C5CA49

analogous

#4985CA #4E49CA #8F49CA

triadic

#4E49CA #CA4E49 #49CA4E

tetradic

#4E49CA #CA4985 #C5CA49 #49CA8F

square

#4E49CA #CA4985 #C5CA49 #49CA8F

split-complementary

#4E49CA #CA8F49 #85CA49

monochromatic

#262276 #3530A6 #4E49CA #7C78D8 #AAA8E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.71

#4E49CA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.13

#4E49CA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E49CA

6.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E49CA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E49CA	1.00	6.71	3.13	6.71
#FFFFFF	6.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061CE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0056C7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006A83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e49ca;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 73, 202);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.193 278.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d7cdb',
    500: '#4e49ca',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e49ca;
$custom-light: #8d7cdb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e49ca",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 202
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.326,
    "s": 54.894,
    "l": 53.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49061,
    "c": 0.1934,
    "h": 278.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10649
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E49CA

secondary

#D1D39C

accent

#DE4AD8

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EEFB

border

#CCC9D4

text

#0D0915

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E49CA

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