#4E4EAD#4E4EAD

#4E4EAD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 47.6% C 0.148 H 279.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4EAD
RGB	rgb(78, 78, 173)
HSL	hsl(240, 38%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(240, 55%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.9%, 54.9%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.99, 27.54, -51.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.99, 58.01, 298.34°)
OKLab	oklab(47.65% 0.0236 -0.1461)
OKLCH	oklch(47.65% 0.148 279.2)
XYZ	xyz(13.4067, 10.0848, 40.7672)
Luminance	0.1009 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 6.56

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4EAD #ADAD4E

analogous

#4E7EAD #4E4EAD #7E4EAD

triadic

#4E4EAD #AD4E4E #4EAD4E

tetradic

#4E4EAD #AD4E7E #ADAD4E #4EAD7E

square

#4E4EAD #AD4E7E #ADAD4E #4EAD7E

split-complementary

#4E4EAD #AD7E4E #7EAD4E

monochromatic

#282859 #3B3B83 #4E4EAD #7777C2 #A1A1D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.96

#4E4EAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#4E4EAD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4EAD

6.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4EAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4EAD	1.00	6.96	3.02	6.96
#FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#125DB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0056AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#216476

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4ead;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 78, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.6% 0.148 279.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#877fc6',
    500: '#4e4ead',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4ead;
$custom-light: #877fc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4ead",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 37.849,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47646,
    "c": 0.14799,
    "h": 279.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10086
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4EAD

secondary

#C2C295

accent

#CE5ACE

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EEF8

border

#CBC9D1

text

#0C0A13

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4EAD

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

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