#4E4AD1#4E4AD1

#4E4AD1 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.201 H 277.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4AD1
RGB	rgb(78, 74, 209)
HSL	hsl(242, 59%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(242, 65%, 82%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.7%, 64.6%, 0%, 18%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.78, 41.81, -69.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.78, 80.85, 301.14°)
OKLab	oklab(49.82% 0.0263 -0.1994)
OKLCH	oklch(49.82% 0.201 277.5)
XYZ	xyz(17.0956, 11.1193, 61.5546)
Luminance	0.1112 (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

#4E4AD1 #CDD14A

analogous

#4A89D1 #4E4AD1 #914AD1

triadic

#4E4AD1 #D14E4A #4AD14E

tetradic

#4E4AD1 #D14A89 #CDD14A #4AD191

square

#4E4AD1 #D14A89 #CDD14A #4AD191

split-complementary

#4E4AD1 #D1914A #89D14A

monochromatic

#232180 #312DB1 #4E4AD1 #7E7BDD #ADACEA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.51

#4E4AD1 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.22

#4E4AD1 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4AD1

6.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4AD1	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4AD1	1.00	6.51	3.22	6.51
#FFFFFF	6.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063D5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0058CE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006D87

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4ad1;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 74, 209);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.201 277.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e7de0',
    500: '#4e4ad1',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4ad1;
$custom-light: #8e7de0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4ad1",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 209
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 241.778,
    "s": 59.471,
    "l": 55.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49822,
    "c": 0.20116,
    "h": 277.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11121
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4AD1

secondary

#D6D89F

accent

#E345DE

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EEFB

border

#CCC9D4

text

#0E0A15

muted

#7E7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4AD1

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

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