#4E4EB5#4E4EB5

#4E4EB5 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.159 H 278.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4EB5
RGB	rgb(78, 78, 181)
HSL	hsl(240, 41%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(240, 57%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.9%, 56.9%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.56, 30.17, -54.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.56, 62.62, 298.81°)
OKLab	oklab(48.24% 0.0239 -0.1573)
OKLCH	oklch(48.24% 0.159 278.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.2041, 10.4037, 44.9667)
Luminance	0.1041 (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

#4E4EB5 #B5B54E

analogous

#4E81B5 #4E4EB5 #814EB5

triadic

#4E4EB5 #B54E4E #4EB54E

tetradic

#4E4EB5 #B54E81 #B5B54E #4EB581

square

#4E4EB5 #B54E81 #B5B54E #4EB581

split-complementary

#4E4EB5 #B5814E #81B54E

monochromatic

#282860 #3A3A8B #4E4EB5 #7979C7 #A4A4D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.82

#4E4EB5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.08

#4E4EB5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4EB5

6.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4EB5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4EB5	1.00	6.82	3.08	6.82
#FFFFFF	6.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FB8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0057B3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#14667A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4eb5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 78, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.159 278.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#897fcc',
    500: '#4e4eb5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4eb5;
$custom-light: #897fcc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4eb5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 41.036,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48244,
    "c": 0.15912,
    "h": 278.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10405
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4EB5

secondary

#C6C699

accent

#D157D1

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EEF9

border

#CBC9D2

text

#0C0A13

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4EB5

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

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