#4E4EB4#4E4EB4

#4E4EB4 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.158 H 278.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4EB4
RGB	rgb(78, 78, 180)
HSL	hsl(240, 40%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(240, 57%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.7%, 56.7%, 0%, 29.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.49, 29.84, -54.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.49, 62.05, 298.75°)
OKLab	oklab(48.17% 0.0238 -0.1559)
OKLCH	oklch(48.17% 0.158 278.7)
XYZ	xyz(14.1019, 10.3628, 44.4283)
Luminance	0.1036 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4EB4 #B4B44E

analogous

#4E81B4 #4E4EB4 #814EB4

triadic

#4E4EB4 #B44E4E #4EB44E

tetradic

#4E4EB4 #B44E81 #B4B44E #4EB481

square

#4E4EB4 #B44E81 #B4B44E #4EB481

split-complementary

#4E4EB4 #B4814E #81B44E

monochromatic

#28285F #3B3B8A #4E4EB4 #7979C6 #A4A4D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.83

#4E4EB4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.07

#4E4EB4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4EB4

6.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4EB4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4EB4	1.00	6.83	3.07	6.83
#FFFFFF	6.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FB7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0057B2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#166679

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4eb4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 78, 180);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.158 278.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#887fcb',
    500: '#4e4eb4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4eb4;
$custom-light: #887fcb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4eb4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 180
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 40.476,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48169,
    "c": 0.15773,
    "h": 278.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10364
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4EB4

secondary

#C6C698

accent

#D057D0

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EEF9

border

#CBC9D2

text

#0C0A13

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4EB4

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

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