#4E4C8A#4E4C8A

#4E4C8A is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.086; OKLCH L 44.9% C 0.100 H 283.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4C8A
RGB	rgb(78, 76, 138)
HSL	hsl(242, 29%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(242, 45%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(43.5%, 44.9%, 0%, 45.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.25, 17.58, -34.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.25, 38.61, 297.09°)
OKLab	oklab(44.87% 0.0226 -0.0971)
OKLCH	oklch(44.87% 0.1 283.1)
XYZ	xyz(10.3124, 8.6231, 25.1609)
Luminance	0.0862 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4C8A #888A4C

analogous

#4C698A #4E4C8A #6D4C8A

triadic

#4E4C8A #8A4E4C #4C8A4E

tetradic

#4E4C8A #8A4C69 #888A4C #4C8A6D

square

#4E4C8A #8A4C69 #888A4C #4C8A6D

split-complementary

#4E4C8A #8A6D4C #698A4C

monochromatic

#21213B #383663 #4E4C8A #6A68AC #918FC1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.71

#4E4C8A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.72

#4E4C8A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4C8A

7.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4C8A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4C8A	1.00	7.71	2.72	7.71
#FFFFFF	7.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.72	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#35558C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#325189

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3C5964

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4c8a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 76, 138);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.9% 0.100 283.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#837eac',
    500: '#4e4c8a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4c8a;
$custom-light: #837eac;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4c8a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 138
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 241.935,
    "s": 28.972,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44865,
    "c": 0.09969,
    "h": 283.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.08624
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4C8A

secondary

#ACAE84

accent

#C563C2

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#EFEEF4

border

#CAC9CE

text

#0B0910

muted

#7C7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4C8A

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

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