#4E4AB5#4E4AB5

#4E4AB5 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.099; OKLCH L 47.5% C 0.164 H 279.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4AB5
RGB	rgb(78, 74, 181)
HSL	hsl(242, 42%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(242, 59%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.9%, 59.1%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.58, 32.68, -56.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.58, 65.24, 300.06°)
OKLab	oklab(47.52% 0.0279 -0.162)
OKLCH	oklch(47.52% 0.164 279.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.9285, 9.8525, 44.8749)
Luminance	0.0985 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.42

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4AB5 #B1B54A

analogous

#4A7BB5 #4E4AB5 #844AB5

triadic

#4E4AB5 #B54E4A #4AB54E

tetradic

#4E4AB5 #B54A7B #B1B54A #4AB584

square

#4E4AB5 #B54A7B #B1B54A #4AB584

split-complementary

#4E4AB5 #B5844A #7BB54A

monochromatic

#29265E #3B388A #4E4AB5 #7875C7 #A3A1D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.07

#4E4AB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.97

#4E4AB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4AB5

7.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4AB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4AB5	1.00	7.07	2.97	7.07
#FFFFFF	7.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DB9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0054B3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#166378

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4ab5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 74, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.5% 0.164 279.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#897dcc',
    500: '#4e4ab5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4ab5;
$custom-light: #897dcc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4ab5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.243,
    "s": 41.961,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47518,
    "c": 0.16441,
    "h": 279.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.09853
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4AB5

secondary

#C4C595

accent

#D256CD

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EEF9

border

#CBC9D2

text

#0C0913

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4AB5

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

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