#4E4B8C#4E4B8C

#4E4B8C is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 44.8% C 0.104 H 283.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4B8C
RGB	rgb(78, 75, 140)
HSL	hsl(243, 30%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(243, 46%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.3%, 46.4%, 0%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.09, 18.85, -35.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.09, 40.49, 297.74°)
OKLab	oklab(44.79% 0.0242 -0.1014)
OKLCH	oklch(44.79% 0.104 283.4)
XYZ	xyz(10.3902, 8.5449, 25.9077)
Luminance	0.0854 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4B8C #898C4B

analogous

#4B698C #4E4B8C #6F4B8C

triadic

#4E4B8C #8C4E4B #4B8C4E

tetradic

#4E4B8C #8C4B69 #898C4B #4B8C6F

square

#4E4B8C #8C4B69 #898C4B #4B8C6F

split-complementary

#4E4B8C #8C6F4B #698C4B

monochromatic

#22203C #383664 #4E4B8C #6A67AD #918FC3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.75

#4E4B8C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.71

#4E4B8C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4B8C

7.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4B8C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4B8C	1.00	7.75	2.71	7.75
#FFFFFF	7.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.71	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#32558E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2F508B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3B5864

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4b8c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 75, 140);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.8% 0.104 283.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#837dae',
    500: '#4e4b8c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4b8c;
$custom-light: #837dae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4b8c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 140
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.769,
    "s": 30.233,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44785,
    "c": 0.10427,
    "h": 283.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08545
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4B8C

secondary

#ADAF84

accent

#C661C2

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#EFEEF4

border

#CAC9CE

text

#0B0910

muted

#7C7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4B8C

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

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