#4E49CB#4E49CB

#4E49CB is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.195 H 278.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E49CB
RGB	rgb(78, 73, 203)
HSL	hsl(242, 56%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(242, 64%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.6%, 64%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.06, 40.46, -66.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.06, 78.19, 301.16°)
OKLab	oklab(49.15% 0.0277 -0.1927)
OKLCH	oklch(49.15% 0.195 278.2)
XYZ	xyz(16.3005, 10.6953, 57.6938)
Luminance	0.1070 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 3.67

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E49CB #C6CB49

analogous

#4985CB #4E49CB #8F49CB

triadic

#4E49CB #CB4E49 #49CB4E

tetradic

#4E49CB #CB4985 #C6CB49 #49CB8F

square

#4E49CB #CB4985 #C6CB49 #49CB8F

split-complementary

#4E49CB #CB8F49 #85CB49

monochromatic

#252277 #3430A7 #4E49CB #7C79D9 #ABA8E6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.69

#4E49CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.14

#4E49CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E49CB

6.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E49CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E49CB	1.00	6.69	3.14	6.69
#FFFFFF	6.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0061CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0057C8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006A83

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e49cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 73, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.195 278.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d7cdc',
    500: '#4e49cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e49cb;
$custom-light: #8d7cdc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e49cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.308,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 54.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49146,
    "c": 0.19468,
    "h": 278.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10697
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E49CB

secondary

#D1D49C

accent

#DF49D9

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EEFB

border

#CCC9D4

text

#0D0915

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E49CB

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