#4E4EA5#4E4EA5

#4E4EA5 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.098; OKLCH L 47.1% C 0.137 H 279.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4EA5
RGB	rgb(78, 78, 165)
HSL	hsl(240, 36%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(240, 53%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.7%, 52.7%, 0%, 35.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.45, 24.92, -47.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.45, 53.35, 297.85°)
OKLab	oklab(47.07% 0.0232 -0.1346)
OKLCH	oklch(47.07% 0.137 279.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.6557, 9.7843, 36.8117)
Luminance	0.0979 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4EA5 #A5A54E

analogous

#4E79A5 #4E4EA5 #794EA5

triadic

#4E4EA5 #A54E4E #4EA54E

tetradic

#4E4EA5 #A54E79 #A5A54E #4EA579

square

#4E4EA5 #A54E79 #A5A54E #4EA579

split-complementary

#4E4EA5 #A5794E #79A54E

monochromatic

#272752 #3A3A7B #4E4EA5 #7373BD #9D9DD1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.10

#4E4EA5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.96

#4E4EA5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4EA5

7.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4EA5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4EA5	1.00	7.10	2.96	7.10
#FFFFFF	7.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#205CA8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1655A3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#296172

Achromatopsia (no color)

#585858

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4ea5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 78, 165);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.1% 0.137 279.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#867fc0',
    500: '#4e4ea5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4ea5;
$custom-light: #867fc0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4ea5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 165
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 35.802,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47068,
    "c": 0.13664,
    "h": 279.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.09785
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4EA5

secondary

#BDBD91

accent

#CC5CCC

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#F0EEF7

border

#CBC9D0

text

#0C0A12

muted

#7D7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4EA5

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

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