#4E4B9C#4E4B9C

#4E4B9C is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 45.9% C 0.128 H 281.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4B9C
RGB	rgb(78, 75, 156)
HSL	hsl(242, 35%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(242, 52%, 61%)
CMYK	cmyk(50%, 51.9%, 0%, 38.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.08, 23.92, -43.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.08, 50.06, 298.55°)
OKLab	oklab(45.85% 0.0261 -0.1253)
OKLCH	oklch(45.85% 0.128 281.8)
XYZ	xyz(11.6569, 9.0515, 32.5789)
Luminance	0.0905 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4B9C #999C4B

analogous

#4B719C #4E4B9C #764B9C

triadic

#4E4B9C #9C4E4B #4B9C4E

tetradic

#4E4B9C #9C4B71 #999C4B #4B9C76

square

#4E4B9C #9C4B71 #999C4B #4B9C76

split-complementary

#4E4B9C #9C764B #719C4B

monochromatic

#252349 #393773 #4E4B9C #6F6CB8 #9795CC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.47

#4E4B9C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.81

#4E4B9C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4B9C

7.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4B9C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4B9C	1.00	7.47	2.81	7.47
#FFFFFF	7.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.81	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#24589F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1E529A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#315D6C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4b9c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 75, 156);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.9% 0.128 281.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#857dba',
    500: '#4e4b9c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4b9c;
$custom-light: #857dba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4b9c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 156
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.222,
    "s": 35.065,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.45851,
    "c": 0.12796,
    "h": 281.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.09052
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4B9C

secondary

#B7B88A

accent

#CB5DC7

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#F0EEF6

border

#CBC9D0

text

#0B0911

muted

#7C7B80

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4B9C

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

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