#4E4BB6#4E4BB6

#4E4BB6 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 47.8% C 0.164 H 279.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4BB6
RGB	rgb(78, 75, 182)
HSL	hsl(242, 42%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(242, 59%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.1%, 58.8%, 0%, 28.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.89, 32.38, -56.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.89, 65.16, 299.80°)
OKLab	oklab(47.78% 0.0269 -0.1622)
OKLCH	oklch(47.78% 0.164 279.4)
XYZ	xyz(14.0988, 10.0283, 45.4396)
Luminance	0.1003 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.73

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4BB6 #B3B64B

analogous

#4B7EB6 #4E4BB6 #834BB6

triadic

#4E4BB6 #B64E4B #4BB64E

tetradic

#4E4BB6 #B64B7E #B3B64B #4BB683

square

#4E4BB6 #B64B7E #B3B64B #4BB683

split-complementary

#4E4BB6 #B6834B #7EB64B

monochromatic

#282760 #3B388B #4E4BB6 #7977C8 #A4A2D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.99

#4E4BB6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.01

#4E4BB6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4BB6

6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4BB6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4BB6	1.00	6.99	3.01	6.99
#FFFFFF	6.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005DBA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0055B4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#136479

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4bb6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 75, 182);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.8% 0.164 279.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#897dcd',
    500: '#4e4bb6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4bb6;
$custom-light: #897dcd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4bb6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 182
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 241.682,
    "s": 42.292,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47775,
    "c": 0.16445,
    "h": 279.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10029
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4BB6

secondary

#C5C697

accent

#D256CF

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EEF9

border

#CBC9D2

text

#0C0913

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4BB6

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

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