#4E49D0#4E49D0

#4E49D0 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.201 H 277.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E49D0
RGB	rgb(78, 73, 208)
HSL	hsl(242, 59%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(242, 65%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.5%, 64.9%, 0%, 18.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.48, 42.08, -69.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.48, 80.92, 301.33°)
OKLab	oklab(49.57% 0.0272 -0.1992)
OKLCH	oklch(49.57% 0.201 277.8)
XYZ	xyz(16.9059, 10.9375, 60.8825)
Luminance	0.1094 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E49D0 #CBD049

analogous

#4988D0 #4E49D0 #9149D0

triadic

#4E49D0 #D04E49 #49D04E

tetradic

#4E49D0 #D04988 #CBD049 #49D091

square

#4E49D0 #D04988 #CBD049 #49D091

split-complementary

#4E49D0 #D09149 #88D049

monochromatic

#24217E #322DAF #4E49D0 #7D7ADD #ADAAE9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.59

#4E49D0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.19

#4E49D0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E49D0

6.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E49D0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E49D0	1.00	6.59	3.19	6.59
#FFFFFF	6.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063D4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0057CD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006C86

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e49d0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 73, 208);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.201 277.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e7cdf',
    500: '#4e49d0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e49d0;
$custom-light: #8e7cdf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e49d0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 208
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.222,
    "s": 58.952,
    "l": 55.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49574,
    "c": 0.20106,
    "h": 277.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.10939
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E49D0

secondary

#D5D79E

accent

#E246DC

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EEFB

border

#CCC9D4

text

#0E0915

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E49D0

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

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