#4E4AE2#4E4AE2

#4E4AE2 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 51.3% C 0.222 H 276.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4AE2
RGB	rgb(78, 74, 226)
HSL	hsl(242, 72%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(242, 67%, 89%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.5%, 67.3%, 0%, 11.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.23, 47.29, -76.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.23, 89.99, 301.70°)
OKLab	oklab(51.31% 0.0244 -0.221)
OKLCH	oklch(51.31% 0.222 276.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.3136, 12.0066, 73.2365)
Luminance	0.1201 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4AE2 #DEE24A

analogous

#4A92E2 #4E4AE2 #9A4AE2

triadic

#4E4AE2 #E24E4A #4AE24E

tetradic

#4E4AE2 #E24A92 #DEE24A #4AE29A

square

#4E4AE2 #E24A92 #DEE24A #4AE29A

split-complementary

#4E4AE2 #E29A4A #92E24A

monochromatic

#1C1999 #2621CE #4E4AE2 #827FEA #B5B3F3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.17

#4E4AE2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.40

#4E4AE2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4AE2

6.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4AE2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4AE2	1.00	6.17	3.40	6.17
#FFFFFF	6.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0068E7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005BDF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007390

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4ae2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 74, 226);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.3% 0.222 276.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#917dec',
    500: '#4e4ae2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4ae2;
$custom-light: #917dec;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4ae2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 226
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 241.579,
    "s": 72.381,
    "l": 58.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51314,
    "c": 0.22238,
    "h": 276.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12008
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4AE2

secondary

#E0E2A6

accent

#EF39EA

background

#F9F7FE

surface

#F2EEFD

border

#CCC9D5

text

#0E0A16

muted

#7E7C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4AE2

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

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