#4E4E9E#4E4E9E

#4E4E9E is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.127 H 280.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4E9E
RGB	rgb(78, 78, 158)
HSL	hsl(240, 34%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(240, 51%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.6%, 50.6%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.00, 22.65, -43.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.00, 49.23, 297.39°)
OKLab	oklab(46.58% 0.0226 -0.1245)
OKLCH	oklch(46.58% 0.127 280.3)
XYZ	xyz(12.0359, 9.5364, 33.5476)
Luminance	0.0954 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4E9E #9E9E4E

analogous

#4E769E #4E4E9E #764E9E

triadic

#4E4E9E #9E4E4E #4E9E4E

tetradic

#4E4E9E #9E4E76 #9E9E4E #4E9E76

square

#4E4E9E #9E4E76 #9E9E4E #4E9E76

split-complementary

#4E4E9E #9E764E #769E4E

monochromatic

#26264C #3A3A75 #4E4E9E #7171B9 #9A9ACD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.22

#4E4E9E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.91

#4E4E9E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4E9E

7.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4E9E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4E9E	1.00	7.22	2.91	7.22
#FFFFFF	7.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#295AA1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#22549C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2F5F6E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4e9e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 78, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.127 280.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#857fbb',
    500: '#4e4e9e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4e9e;
$custom-light: #857fbb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4e9e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 33.898,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4658,
    "c": 0.12652,
    "h": 280.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.09537
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4E9E

secondary

#BABA8E

accent

#CA5ECA

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#F0EEF6

border

#CBC9D0

text

#0B0A12

muted

#7C7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4E9E

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

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