#4E4AB4#4E4AB4

#4E4AB4 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 47.4% C 0.163 H 279.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4AB4
RGB	rgb(78, 74, 180)
HSL	hsl(242, 42%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(242, 59%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.7%, 58.9%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.50, 32.35, -55.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.50, 64.67, 300.02°)
OKLab	oklab(47.44% 0.0279 -0.1606)
OKLCH	oklch(47.44% 0.163 279.9)
XYZ	xyz(13.8263, 9.8116, 44.3364)
Luminance	0.0981 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.44

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4AB4 #B0B44A

analogous

#4A7BB4 #4E4AB4 #834AB4

triadic

#4E4AB4 #B44E4A #4AB44E

tetradic

#4E4AB4 #B44A7B #B0B44A #4AB483

square

#4E4AB4 #B44A7B #B0B44A #4AB483

split-complementary

#4E4AB4 #B4834A #7BB44A

monochromatic

#28265D #3B3889 #4E4AB4 #7875C6 #A2A0D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.09

#4E4AB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.96

#4E4AB4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4AB4

7.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4AB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4AB4	1.00	7.09	2.96	7.09
#FFFFFF	7.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005CB8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0054B2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#176378

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4ab4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 74, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.4% 0.163 279.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#897dcb',
    500: '#4e4ab4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4ab4;
$custom-light: #897dcb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4ab4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.264,
    "s": 41.732,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4744,
    "c": 0.16305,
    "h": 279.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09813
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4AB4

secondary

#C3C595

accent

#D256CD

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EEF9

border

#CBC9D2

text

#0C0913

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4AB4

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

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