#4E4B9B#4E4B9B

#4E4B9B is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 45.8% C 0.127 H 281.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4B9B
RGB	rgb(78, 75, 155)
HSL	hsl(242, 35%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(242, 52%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(49.7%, 51.6%, 0%, 39.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.02, 23.60, -43.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.02, 49.46, 298.50°)
OKLab	oklab(45.78% 0.026 -0.1238)
OKLCH	oklch(45.78% 0.127 281.9)
XYZ	xyz(11.5726, 9.0178, 32.1348)
Luminance	0.0902 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4B9B #989B4B

analogous

#4B709B #4E4B9B #764B9B

triadic

#4E4B9B #9B4E4B #4B9B4E

tetradic

#4E4B9B #9B4B70 #989B4B #4B9B76

square

#4E4B9B #9B4B70 #989B4B #4B9B76

split-complementary

#4E4B9B #9B764B #709B4B

monochromatic

#242349 #393772 #4E4B9B #6E6CB8 #9795CC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.49

#4E4B9B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.80

#4E4B9B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4B9B

7.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4B9B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4B9B	1.00	7.49	2.80	7.49
#FFFFFF	7.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#25589E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1F5299

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#325C6C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4b9b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 75, 155);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.8% 0.127 281.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#857db9',
    500: '#4e4b9b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4b9b;
$custom-light: #857db9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4b9b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 155
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.25,
    "s": 34.783,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45782,
    "c": 0.1265,
    "h": 281.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09018
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4B9B

secondary

#B6B88A

accent

#CB5DC7

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#F0EEF6

border

#CBC9D0

text

#0B0911

muted

#7C7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4B9B

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

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