#4E4EB6#4E4EB6

#4E4EB6 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 48.3% C 0.160 H 278.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4EB6
RGB	rgb(78, 78, 182)
HSL	hsl(240, 42%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(240, 57%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.1%, 57.1%, 0%, 28.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.63, 30.50, -55.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.63, 63.20, 298.86°)
OKLab	oklab(48.32% 0.0239 -0.1587)
OKLCH	oklch(48.32% 0.16 278.5)
XYZ	xyz(14.3071, 10.4449, 45.5091)
Luminance	0.1045 (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

#4E4EB6 #B6B64E

analogous

#4E82B6 #4E4EB6 #824EB6

triadic

#4E4EB6 #B64E4E #4EB64E

tetradic

#4E4EB6 #B64E82 #B6B64E #4EB682

square

#4E4EB6 #B64E82 #B6B64E #4EB682

split-complementary

#4E4EB6 #B6824E #82B64E

monochromatic

#282861 #3A3A8D #4E4EB6 #7979C8 #A5A5DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.80

#4E4EB6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.09

#4E4EB6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4EB6

6.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4EB6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4EB6	1.00	6.80	3.09	6.80
#FFFFFF	6.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#005FBA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0057B4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#12667A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4eb6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 78, 182);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.3% 0.160 278.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#897fcd',
    500: '#4e4eb6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4eb6;
$custom-light: #897fcd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4eb6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 182
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 41.6,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48321,
    "c": 0.16049,
    "h": 278.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10446
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4EB6

secondary

#C7C799

accent

#D156D1

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EEF9

border

#CBC9D2

text

#0C0A13

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4EB6

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →