#4E4CA8#4E4CA8

#4E4CA8 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 46.9% C 0.144 H 280.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4CA8
RGB	rgb(78, 76, 168)
HSL	hsl(241, 38%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(241, 55%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.6%, 54.8%, 0%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.14, 27.17, -49.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.14, 56.43, 298.78°)
OKLab	oklab(46.9% 0.0257 -0.1414)
OKLCH	oklch(46.9% 0.144 280.3)
XYZ	xyz(12.7920, 9.6150, 38.2200)
Luminance	0.0962 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 6.60

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4CA8 #A6A84C

analogous

#4C78A8 #4E4CA8 #7C4CA8

triadic

#4E4CA8 #A84E4C #4CA84E

tetradic

#4E4CA8 #A84C78 #A6A84C #4CA87C

square

#4E4CA8 #A84C78 #A6A84C #4CA87C

split-complementary

#4E4CA8 #A87C4C #78A84C

monochromatic

#272654 #3A397E #4E4CA8 #7472BF #9D9CD2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.18

#4E4CA8 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.92

#4E4CA8 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4CA8

7.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4CA8	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4CA8	1.00	7.18	2.92	7.18
#FFFFFF	7.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#155BAB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0354A6

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#276172

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4ca8;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 76, 168);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.9% 0.144 280.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#877ec2',
    500: '#4e4ca8',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4ca8;
$custom-light: #877ec2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4ca8",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 168
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 241.304,
    "s": 37.705,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46901,
    "c": 0.14371,
    "h": 280.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.09616
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4CA8

secondary

#BEBF91

accent

#CE5ACB

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EEF8

border

#CBC9D1

text

#0C0A12

muted

#7D7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4CA8

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

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