#4E4C81#4E4C81

#4E4C81 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 44.3% C 0.086 H 284.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4C81
RGB	rgb(78, 76, 129)
HSL	hsl(242, 26%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(242, 41%, 51%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.5%, 41.1%, 0%, 49.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.75, 14.82, -29.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.75, 33.13, 296.57°)
OKLab	oklab(44.32% 0.0208 -0.0833)
OKLCH	oklch(44.32% 0.086 284)
XYZ	xyz(9.6877, 8.3732, 21.8704)
Luminance	0.0837 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4C81 #7F814C

analogous

#4C6481 #4E4C81 #684C81

triadic

#4E4C81 #814E4C #4C814E

tetradic

#4E4C81 #814C64 #7F814C #4C8168

square

#4E4C81 #814C64 #7F814C #4C8168

split-complementary

#4E4C81 #81684C #64814C

monochromatic

#1F1F34 #37355A #4E4C81 #6866A5 #8E8CBB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.85

#4E4C81 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.67

#4E4C81 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4C81

7.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4C81	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4C81	1.00	7.85	2.67	7.85
#FFFFFF	7.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3A5383

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#385080

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#405660

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4c81;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 76, 129);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.3% 0.086 284.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#827ea6',
    500: '#4e4c81',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4c81;
$custom-light: #827ea6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4c81",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 129
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.264,
    "s": 25.854,
    "l": 40.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44321,
    "c": 0.08584,
    "h": 284
  },
  "luminance": 0.08374
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4C81

secondary

#A6A881

accent

#C266BF

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#EFEEF4

border

#CAC9CE

text

#0B090F

muted

#7C7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4C81

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

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