#4E4C8B#4E4C8B

#4E4C8B is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 44.9% C 0.101 H 283.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4C8B
RGB	rgb(78, 76, 139)
HSL	hsl(242, 29%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(242, 45%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(43.9%, 45.3%, 0%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.31, 17.89, -34.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.31, 39.21, 297.14°)
OKLab	oklab(44.93% 0.0227 -0.0986)
OKLCH	oklch(44.93% 0.101 283)
XYZ	xyz(10.3852, 8.6522, 25.5439)
Luminance	0.0865 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4C8B #898B4C

analogous

#4C6A8B #4E4C8B #6E4C8B

triadic

#4E4C8B #8B4E4C #4C8B4E

tetradic

#4E4C8B #8B4C6A #898B4C #4C8B6E

square

#4E4C8B #8B4C6A #898B4C #4C8B6E

split-complementary

#4E4C8B #8B6E4C #6A8B4C

monochromatic

#22213C #383663 #4E4C8B #6A68AC #918FC2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.69

#4E4C8B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.73

#4E4C8B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4C8B

7.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4C8B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4C8B	1.00	7.69	2.73	7.69
#FFFFFF	7.69	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.69	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#34558D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#32518A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3B5965

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4c8b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 76, 139);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.9% 0.101 283.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#837ead',
    500: '#4e4c8b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4c8b;
$custom-light: #837ead;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4c8b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 139
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 241.905,
    "s": 29.302,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44927,
    "c": 0.10121,
    "h": 283
  },
  "luminance": 0.08653
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4C8B

secondary

#ADAE85

accent

#C662C2

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#EFEEF4

border

#CAC9CE

text

#0B0910

muted

#7C7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4C8B

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

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