#4E4AB9#4E4AB9

#4E4AB9 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 47.8% C 0.170 H 279.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4AB9
RGB	rgb(78, 74, 185)
HSL	hsl(242, 44%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(242, 60%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.8%, 60%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.88, 33.98, -58.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.88, 67.51, 300.22°)
OKLab	oklab(47.83% 0.0278 -0.1675)
OKLCH	oklch(47.83% 0.17 279.4)
XYZ	xyz(14.3449, 10.0191, 47.0675)
Luminance	0.1002 (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

#4E4AB9 #B5B94A

analogous

#4A7DB9 #4E4AB9 #854AB9

triadic

#4E4AB9 #B94E4A #4AB94E

tetradic

#4E4AB9 #B94A7D #B5B94A #4AB985

square

#4E4AB9 #B94A7D #B5B94A #4AB985

split-complementary

#4E4AB9 #B9854A #7DB94A

monochromatic

#282663 #3A378F #4E4AB9 #7976CA #A4A2DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.99

#4E4AB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.00

#4E4AB9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4AB9

6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4AB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4AB9	1.00	6.99	3.00	6.99
#FFFFFF	6.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EBD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0055B7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0C657A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4ab9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 74, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.8% 0.170 279.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a7dcf',
    500: '#4e4ab9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4ab9;
$custom-light: #8a7dcf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4ab9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.162,
    "s": 44.223,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47834,
    "c": 0.16981,
    "h": 279.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1002
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4AB9

secondary

#C6C897

accent

#D454CF

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EEF9

border

#CBC9D2

text

#0D0914

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4AB9

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

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