#4E4BB9#4E4BB9

#4E4BB9 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 48.0% C 0.169 H 279.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4BB9
RGB	rgb(78, 75, 185)
HSL	hsl(242, 44%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(242, 59%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.8%, 59.5%, 0%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.12, 33.36, -57.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.12, 66.86, 299.93°)
OKLab	oklab(48.01% 0.0268 -0.1664)
OKLCH	oklch(48.01% 0.169 279.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.4121, 10.1536, 47.0899)
Luminance	0.1016 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 2.74

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4BB9 #B6B94B

analogous

#4B7FB9 #4E4BB9 #854BB9

triadic

#4E4BB9 #B94E4B #4BB94E

tetradic

#4E4BB9 #B94B7F #B6B94B #4BB985

square

#4E4BB9 #B94B7F #B6B94B #4BB985

split-complementary

#4E4BB9 #B9854B #7FB94B

monochromatic

#282763 #3A388F #4E4BB9 #7977CA #A5A3DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.93

#4E4BB9 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.03

#4E4BB9 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4BB9

6.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4BB9	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4BB9	1.00	6.93	3.03	6.93
#FFFFFF	6.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005EBD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0055B7

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0C657B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4bb9;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 75, 185);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.0% 0.169 279.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a7dcf',
    500: '#4e4bb9',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4bb9;
$custom-light: #8a7dcf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4bb9",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 185
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 241.636,
    "s": 44,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48011,
    "c": 0.16851,
    "h": 279.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10155
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4BB9

secondary

#C7C898

accent

#D454D0

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EEF9

border

#CBC9D2

text

#0D0914

muted

#7D7B82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4BB9

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

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