#4E4E99#4E4E99

#4E4E99 is a mid, moderate blue. Relative luminance 0.094; OKLCH L 46.2% C 0.119 H 280.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4E99
RGB	rgb(78, 78, 153)
HSL	hsl(240, 32%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(240, 49%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(49%, 49%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.68, 21.03, -41.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.68, 46.26, 297.05°)
OKLab	oklab(46.24% 0.0221 -0.1171)
OKLCH	oklch(46.24% 0.119 280.7)
XYZ	xyz(11.6143, 9.3678, 31.3270)
Luminance	0.0937 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4E99 #99994E

analogous

#4E7399 #4E4E99 #734E99

triadic

#4E4E99 #994E4E #4E994E

tetradic

#4E4E99 #994E73 #99994E #4E9973

square

#4E4E99 #994E73 #99994E #4E9973

split-complementary

#4E4E99 #99734E #73994E

monochromatic

#252548 #393970 #4E4E99 #6F6FB5 #9797CA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.31

#4E4E99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.87

#4E4E99 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4E99

7.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4E99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4E99	1.00	7.31	2.87	7.31
#FFFFFF	7.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2D599C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#285497

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#335E6C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#565656

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4e99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 78, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.2% 0.119 280.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#847fb7',
    500: '#4e4e99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4e99;
$custom-light: #847fb7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4e99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 32.468,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46241,
    "c": 0.11918,
    "h": 280.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.09368
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4E99

secondary

#B7B78C

accent

#C95FC9

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#F0EEF6

border

#CBC9D0

text

#0B0A11

muted

#7C7C80

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4E99

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

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