#4E4A99#4E4A99

#4E4A99 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 45.4% C 0.125 H 282.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4A99
RGB	rgb(78, 74, 153)
HSL	hsl(243, 35%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(243, 52%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(49%, 51.6%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.63, 23.60, -42.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.63, 48.95, 298.82°)
OKLab	oklab(45.45% 0.0271 -0.1221)
OKLCH	oklch(45.45% 0.125 282.5)
XYZ	xyz(11.3387, 8.8166, 31.2351)
Luminance	0.0882 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4A99 #95994A

analogous

#4A6E99 #4E4A99 #764A99

triadic

#4E4A99 #994E4A #4A994E

tetradic

#4E4A99 #994A6E #95994A #4A9976

square

#4E4A99 #994A6E #95994A #4A9976

split-complementary

#4E4A99 #99764A #6E994A

monochromatic

#242247 #393670 #4E4A99 #6D6AB7 #9693CB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.60

#4E4A99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.76

#4E4A99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4A99

7.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4A99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4A99	1.00	7.60	2.76	7.60
#FFFFFF	7.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.76	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#25569C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#205197

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#335B6A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4a99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 74, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.4% 0.125 282.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#857cb7',
    500: '#4e4a99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4a99;
$custom-light: #857cb7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4a99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 243.038,
    "s": 34.802,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45448,
    "c": 0.12506,
    "h": 282.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08817
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4A99

secondary

#B4B788

accent

#CB5DC5

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#F0EEF6

border

#CBC9D0

text

#0B0911

muted

#7C7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4A99

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

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