#4E4AAD#4E4AAD

#4E4AAD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 46.9% C 0.153 H 280.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4AAD
RGB	rgb(78, 74, 173)
HSL	hsl(242, 40%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(242, 57%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.9%, 57.2%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.99, 30.06, -52.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.99, 60.65, 299.72°)
OKLab	oklab(46.9% 0.028 -0.1509)
OKLCH	oklch(46.9% 0.153 280.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.1311, 9.5336, 40.6753)
Luminance	0.0953 (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

#4E4AAD #A9AD4A

analogous

#4A77AD #4E4AAD #7F4AAD

triadic

#4E4AAD #AD4E4A #4AAD4E

tetradic

#4E4AAD #AD4A77 #A9AD4A #4AAD7F

square

#4E4AAD #AD4A77 #A9AD4A #4AAD7F

split-complementary

#4E4AAD #AD7F4A #77AD4A

monochromatic

#272557 #3B3882 #4E4AAD #7572C3 #9F9DD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.22

#4E4AAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.91

#4E4AAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4AAD

7.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4AAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4AAD	1.00	7.22	2.91	7.22
#FFFFFF	7.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005BB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0053AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#226174

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4aad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 74, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.9% 0.153 280.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#887cc6',
    500: '#4e4aad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4aad;
$custom-light: #887cc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4aad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.424,
    "s": 40.081,
    "l": 48.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.469,
    "c": 0.15345,
    "h": 280.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.09534
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4AAD

secondary

#BFC191

accent

#D058CB

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EEF8

border

#CBC9D1

text

#0C0913

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4AAD

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

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