#4E4C8C#4E4C8C

#4E4C8C is a dark, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.087; OKLCH L 45.0% C 0.103 H 282.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4C8C
RGB	rgb(78, 76, 140)
HSL	hsl(242, 30%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(242, 46%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(44.3%, 45.7%, 0%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.36, 18.20, -35.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.36, 39.81, 297.20°)
OKLab	oklab(44.99% 0.0229 -0.1001)
OKLCH	oklch(44.99% 0.103 282.9)
XYZ	xyz(10.4586, 8.6816, 25.9305)
Luminance	0.0868 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4C8C #8A8C4C

analogous

#4C6A8C #4E4C8C #6E4C8C

triadic

#4E4C8C #8C4E4C #4C8C4E

tetradic

#4E4C8C #8C4C6A #8A8C4C #4C8C6E

square

#4E4C8C #8C4C6A #8A8C4C #4C8C6E

split-complementary

#4E4C8C #8C6E4C #6A8C4C

monochromatic

#22213D #383664 #4E4C8C #6A68AD #9190C3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.67

#4E4C8C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.74

#4E4C8C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4C8C

7.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4C8C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4C8C	1.00	7.67	2.74	7.67
#FFFFFF	7.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.74	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#34558E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#31518B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3B5965

Achromatopsia (no color)

#535353

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4c8c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 76, 140);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(45.0% 0.103 282.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#837eae',
    500: '#4e4c8c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4c8c;
$custom-light: #837eae;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4c8c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 140
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 241.875,
    "s": 29.63,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4499,
    "c": 0.10273,
    "h": 282.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08682
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4C8C

secondary

#AEAF85

accent

#C662C3

background

#F8F7FA

surface

#EFEEF4

border

#CAC9CE

text

#0B0910

muted

#7C7B7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4C8C

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

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