#4E4AA8#4E4AA8

#4E4AA8 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.093; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.146 H 281.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4AA8
RGB	rgb(78, 74, 168)
HSL	hsl(243, 39%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(243, 56%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.6%, 56%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.64, 28.44, -50.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.64, 57.76, 299.50°)
OKLab	oklab(46.53% 0.0279 -0.1438)
OKLCH	oklch(46.53% 0.146 281)
XYZ	xyz(12.6564, 9.3437, 38.1748)
Luminance	0.0934 (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

#4E4AA8 #A4A84A

analogous

#4A75A8 #4E4AA8 #7D4AA8

triadic

#4E4AA8 #A84E4A #4AA84E

tetradic

#4E4AA8 #A84A75 #A4A84A #4AA87D

square

#4E4AA8 #A84A75 #A4A84A #4AA87D

split-complementary

#4E4AA8 #A87D4A #75A84A

monochromatic

#272553 #3A377E #4E4AA8 #736FC0 #9C9AD2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.32

#4E4AA8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.87

#4E4AA8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4AA8

7.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4AA8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4AA8	1.00	7.32	2.87	7.32
#FFFFFF	7.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0B5AAB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0053A6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#275F72

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4aa8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 74, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.146 281.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#877cc2',
    500: '#4e4aa8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4aa8;
$custom-light: #877cc2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4aa8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.553,
    "s": 38.843,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46525,
    "c": 0.14649,
    "h": 281
  },
  "luminance": 0.09344
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4AA8

secondary

#BDBF8F

accent

#CF59CA

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EEF8

border

#CBC9D1

text

#0C0912

muted

#7D7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4AA8

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

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