#4E4BA9#4E4BA9

#4E4BA9 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 46.8% C 0.146 H 280.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4BA9
RGB	rgb(78, 75, 169)
HSL	hsl(242, 39%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(242, 56%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.8%, 55.6%, 0%, 33.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.96, 28.13, -50.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.96, 57.68, 299.19°)
OKLab	oklab(46.79% 0.0268 -0.144)
OKLCH	oklch(46.79% 0.147 280.5)
XYZ	xyz(12.8172, 9.5157, 38.6897)
Luminance	0.0952 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 6.24

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4BA9 #A6A94B

analogous

#4B77A9 #4E4BA9 #7D4BA9

triadic

#4E4BA9 #A94E4B #4BA94E

tetradic

#4E4BA9 #A94B77 #A6A94B #4BA97D

square

#4E4BA9 #A94B77 #A6A94B #4BA97D

split-complementary

#4E4BA9 #A97D4B #77A94B

monochromatic

#272554 #3A387F #4E4BA9 #7471C0 #9D9CD3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.23

#4E4BA9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.90

#4E4BA9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4BA9

7.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4BA9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4BA9	1.00	7.23	2.90	7.23
#FFFFFF	7.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0E5AAC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0053A7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#266072

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4ba9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 75, 169);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.8% 0.146 280.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#877dc3',
    500: '#4e4ba9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4ba9;
$custom-light: #877dc3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4ba9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 169
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 241.915,
    "s": 38.525,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46786,
    "c": 0.1465,
    "h": 280.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.09516
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4BA9

secondary

#BEBF90

accent

#CE59CB

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EEF8

border

#CBC9D1

text

#0C0913

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4BA9

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

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