#4E4AC5#4E4AC5

#4E4AC5 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.186 H 278.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4AC5
RGB	rgb(78, 74, 197)
HSL	hsl(242, 51%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(242, 62%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.4%, 62.4%, 0%, 22.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.81, 37.90, -63.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.81, 74.24, 300.70°)
OKLab	oklab(48.81% 0.0272 -0.1837)
OKLCH	oklch(48.81% 0.186 278.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.6655, 10.5473, 54.0228)
Luminance	0.1055 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 3.22

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4AC5 #C1C54A

analogous

#4A83C5 #4E4AC5 #8B4AC5

triadic

#4E4AC5 #C54E4A #4AC54E

tetradic

#4E4AC5 #C54A83 #C1C54A #4AC58B

square

#4E4AC5 #C54A83 #C1C54A #4AC58B

split-complementary

#4E4AC5 #C58B4A #83C54A

monochromatic

#272471 #36339F #4E4AC5 #7B78D4 #A9A7E3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.75

#4E4AC5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.11

#4E4AC5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4AC5

6.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4AC5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4AC5	1.00	6.75	3.11	6.75
#FFFFFF	6.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0060C9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0056C3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006980

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4ac5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 74, 197);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.186 278.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8c7dd7',
    500: '#4e4ac5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4ac5;
$custom-light: #8c7dd7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4ac5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 197
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 241.951,
    "s": 51.464,
    "l": 53.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48809,
    "c": 0.18571,
    "h": 278.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10548
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4AC5

secondary

#CED09B

accent

#DB4DD6

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EEFA

border

#CBC9D3

text

#0D0915

muted

#7E7B83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4AC5

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

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