#4E4CAA#4E4CAA

#4E4CAA is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 47.0% C 0.147 H 280.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4CAA
RGB	rgb(78, 76, 170)
HSL	hsl(241, 38%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(241, 55%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.1%, 55.3%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.28, 27.82, -50.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.28, 57.59, 298.89°)
OKLab	oklab(47.05% 0.0257 -0.1442)
OKLCH	oklch(47.05% 0.147 280.1)
XYZ	xyz(12.9798, 9.6901, 39.2088)
Luminance	0.0969 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 6.37

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4CAA #A8AA4C

analogous

#4C79AA #4E4CAA #7D4CAA

triadic

#4E4CAA #AA4E4C #4CAA4E

tetradic

#4E4CAA #AA4C79 #A8AA4C #4CAA7D

square

#4E4CAA #AA4C79 #A8AA4C #4CAA7D

split-complementary

#4E4CAA #AA7D4C #79AA4C

monochromatic

#272655 #3B3980 #4E4CAA #7573C0 #9E9DD3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.15

#4E4CAA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.94

#4E4CAA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4CAA

7.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4CAA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4CAA	1.00	7.15	2.94	7.15
#FFFFFF	7.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.94	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#105BAD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0054A8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#256173

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4caa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 76, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.0% 0.147 280.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#877ec4',
    500: '#4e4caa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4caa;
$custom-light: #877ec4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4caa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 241.277,
    "s": 38.211,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47047,
    "c": 0.14653,
    "h": 280.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09691
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4CAA

secondary

#BFC092

accent

#CE5ACC

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EEF8

border

#CBC9D1

text

#0C0A13

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4CAA

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

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