#4E4AA5#4E4AA5

#4E4AA5 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 46.3% C 0.142 H 281.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4AA5
RGB	rgb(78, 74, 165)
HSL	hsl(243, 38%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(243, 55%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.7%, 55.2%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.43, 27.46, -48.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.43, 56.01, 299.36°)
OKLab	oklab(46.3% 0.0278 -0.1395)
OKLCH	oklch(46.3% 0.142 281.3)
XYZ	xyz(12.3801, 9.2332, 36.7198)
Luminance	0.0923 (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

#4E4AA5 #A1A54A

analogous

#4A74A5 #4E4AA5 #7C4AA5

triadic

#4E4AA5 #A54E4A #4AA54E

tetradic

#4E4AA5 #A54A74 #A1A54A #4AA57C

square

#4E4AA5 #A54A74 #A1A54A #4AA57C

split-complementary

#4E4AA5 #A57C4A #74A54A

monochromatic

#262450 #3A377B #4E4AA5 #726EBE #9B98D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.38

#4E4AA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.85

#4E4AA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4AA5

7.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4AA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4AA5	1.00	7.38	2.85	7.38
#FFFFFF	7.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1359A8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0452A3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2A5F70

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4aa5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 74, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.3% 0.142 281.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#867cc0',
    500: '#4e4aa5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4aa5;
$custom-light: #867cc0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4aa5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.637,
    "s": 38.075,
    "l": 46.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46303,
    "c": 0.14227,
    "h": 281.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.09234
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4AA5

secondary

#BBBD8E

accent

#CE5AC9

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#F0EEF7

border

#CBC9D0

text

#0C0912

muted

#7D7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4AA5

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

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