#4E4BA7#4E4BA7

#4E4BA7 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.094; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.144 H 280.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4BA7
RGB	rgb(78, 75, 167)
HSL	hsl(242, 38%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(242, 55%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.3%, 55.1%, 0%, 34.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.82, 27.48, -49.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.82, 56.51, 299.10°)
OKLab	oklab(46.64% 0.0267 -0.1412)
OKLCH	oklch(46.64% 0.144 280.7)
XYZ	xyz(12.6309, 9.4411, 37.7085)
Luminance	0.0944 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 6.49

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4BA7 #A4A74B

analogous

#4B76A7 #4E4BA7 #7C4BA7

triadic

#4E4BA7 #A74E4B #4BA74E

tetradic

#4E4BA7 #A74B76 #A4A74B #4BA77C

square

#4E4BA7 #A74B76 #A4A74B #4BA77C

split-complementary

#4E4BA7 #A77C4B #76A74B

monochromatic

#272553 #3A387D #4E4BA7 #7370BF #9C9BD2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.27

#4E4BA7 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.89

#4E4BA7 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4BA7

7.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4BA7	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4BA7	1.00	7.27	2.89	7.27
#FFFFFF	7.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#135AAA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0153A5

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#286071

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4ba7;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 75, 167);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.144 280.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#877dc2',
    500: '#4e4ba7',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4ba7;
$custom-light: #877dc2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4ba7",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 167
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 241.957,
    "s": 38.017,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46638,
    "c": 0.14369,
    "h": 280.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.09442
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4BA7

secondary

#BDBE8F

accent

#CE5ACA

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EEF8

border

#CBC9D1

text

#0C0912

muted

#7D7B81

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4BA7

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

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