#4E4BA0#4E4BA0

#4E4BA0 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.092; OKLCH L 46.1% C 0.134 H 281.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4BA0
RGB	rgb(78, 75, 160)
HSL	hsl(242, 36%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(242, 53%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.2%, 53.1%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.35, 25.21, -45.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.35, 52.42, 298.75°)
OKLab	oklab(46.13% 0.0264 -0.1311)
OKLCH	oklch(46.13% 0.134 281.4)
XYZ	xyz(12.0012, 9.1893, 34.3922)
Luminance	0.0919 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 7.43

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4BA0 #9DA04B

analogous

#4B72A0 #4E4BA0 #784BA0

triadic

#4E4BA0 #A04E4B #4BA04E

tetradic

#4E4BA0 #A04B72 #9DA04B #4BA078

square

#4E4BA0 #A04B72 #9DA04B #4BA078

split-complementary

#4E4BA0 #A0784B #72A04B

monochromatic

#25244D #3A3776 #4E4BA0 #706DBB #9997CE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.40

#4E4BA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.84

#4E4BA0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4BA0

7.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4BA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4BA0	1.00	7.40	2.84	7.40
#FFFFFF	7.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1F59A3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#17529E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2E5E6E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4ba0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 75, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.1% 0.134 281.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#867dbd',
    500: '#4e4ba0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4ba0;
$custom-light: #867dbd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4ba0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.118,
    "s": 36.17,
    "l": 46.078
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46133,
    "c": 0.13373,
    "h": 281.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.0919
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4BA0

secondary

#B9BB8C

accent

#CC5CC8

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#F0EEF6

border

#CBC9D0

text

#0C0912

muted

#7D7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4BA0

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →