#4E4AA1#4E4AA1

#4E4AA1 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 46.0% C 0.137 H 281.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4AA1
RGB	rgb(78, 74, 161)
HSL	hsl(243, 37%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(243, 54%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.6%, 54%, 0%, 36.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.16, 26.17, -46.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.16, 53.67, 299.18°)
OKLab	oklab(46.01% 0.0276 -0.1338)
OKLCH	oklch(46.01% 0.137 281.7)
XYZ	xyz(12.0217, 9.0898, 34.8324)
Luminance	0.0909 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 7.08

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4AA1 #9DA14A

analogous

#4A71A1 #4E4AA1 #794AA1

triadic

#4E4AA1 #A14E4A #4AA14E

tetradic

#4E4AA1 #A14A71 #9DA14A #4AA179

square

#4E4AA1 #A14A71 #9DA14A #4AA179

split-complementary

#4E4AA1 #A1794A #71A14A

monochromatic

#25234D #3A3777 #4E4AA1 #706DBC #9996CF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.45

#4E4AA1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.82

#4E4AA1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4AA1

7.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4AA1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4AA1	1.00	7.45	2.82	7.45
#FFFFFF	7.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1B58A4

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#11529F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2D5D6E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4aa1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 74, 161);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.0% 0.137 281.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#867cbd',
    500: '#4e4aa1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4aa1;
$custom-light: #867cbd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4aa1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 161
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.759,
    "s": 37.021,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46012,
    "c": 0.13659,
    "h": 281.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.0909
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4AA1

secondary

#B9BB8C

accent

#CD5BC8

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#F0EEF7

border

#CBC9D0

text

#0C0912

muted

#7D7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4AA1

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

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