#4E4C85#4E4C85

#4E4C85 is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.085; OKLCH L 44.6% C 0.092 H 283.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4C85
RGB	rgb(78, 76, 133)
HSL	hsl(242, 27%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(242, 43%, 52%)
CMYK	cmyk(41.4%, 42.9%, 0%, 47.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.97, 16.03, -31.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.97, 35.57, 296.79°)
OKLab	oklab(44.56% 0.0216 -0.0895)
OKLCH	oklch(44.56% 0.092 283.6)
XYZ	xyz(9.9588, 8.4817, 23.2982)
Luminance	0.0848 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4C85 #83854C

analogous

#4C6685 #4E4C85 #6A4C85

triadic

#4E4C85 #854E4C #4C854E

tetradic

#4E4C85 #854C66 #83854C #4C856A

square

#4E4C85 #854C66 #83854C #4C856A

split-complementary

#4E4C85 #856A4C #66854C

monochromatic

#201F37 #37365E #4E4C85 #6966A8 #8F8DBE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.79

#4E4C85 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.70

#4E4C85 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4C85

7.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4C85	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4C85	1.00	7.79	2.70	7.79
#FFFFFF	7.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.70	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#385487

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#365084

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3E5762

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4c85;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 76, 133);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.6% 0.092 283.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#827ea9',
    500: '#4e4c85',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4c85;
$custom-light: #827ea9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4c85",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 133
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 242.105,
    "s": 27.273,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44559,
    "c": 0.09204,
    "h": 283.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.08482
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4C85

secondary

#A9AA82

accent

#C464C0

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#EFEEF4

border

#CAC9CE

text

#0B0910

muted

#7C7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4C85

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

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