#4E4BA5#4E4BA5

#4E4BA5 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.094; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.141 H 280.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4BA5
RGB	rgb(78, 75, 165)
HSL	hsl(242, 38%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(242, 55%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.7%, 54.5%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.68, 26.83, -48.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.68, 55.35, 299.00°)
OKLab	oklab(46.49% 0.0267 -0.1383)
OKLCH	oklch(46.49% 0.141 280.9)
XYZ	xyz(12.4474, 9.3677, 36.7423)
Luminance	0.0937 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 6.75

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4BA5 #A2A54B

analogous

#4B75A5 #4E4BA5 #7B4BA5

triadic

#4E4BA5 #A54E4B #4BA54E

tetradic

#4E4BA5 #A54B75 #A2A54B #4BA57B

square

#4E4BA5 #A54B75 #A2A54B #4BA57B

split-complementary

#4E4BA5 #A57B4B #75A54B

monochromatic

#262551 #3A387B #4E4BA5 #726FBE #9B9AD1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.31

#4E4BA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.87

#4E4BA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4BA5

7.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4BA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4BA5	1.00	7.31	2.87	7.31
#FFFFFF	7.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#175AA8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0953A3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2A5F70

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4ba5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 75, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.141 280.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#867dc0',
    500: '#4e4ba5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4ba5;
$custom-light: #867dc0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4ba5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242,
    "s": 37.5,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46492,
    "c": 0.14086,
    "h": 280.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09368
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4BA5

secondary

#BCBD8F

accent

#CD5ACA

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#F0EEF7

border

#CBC9D0

text

#0C0912

muted

#7D7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4BA5

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

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