#4A50DB#4A50DB

#4A50DB is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.123; OKLCH L 51.4% C 0.208 H 274.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4A50DB
RGB	rgb(74, 80, 219)
HSL	hsl(238, 67%, 57%)
HSV	hsv(238, 66%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.2%, 63.5%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.70, 40.93, -71.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.70, 82.66, 299.68°)
OKLab	oklab(51.41% 0.0162 -0.2072)
OKLCH	oklch(51.41% 0.208 274.5)
XYZ	xyz(18.4747, 12.3060, 68.4058)
Luminance	0.1231 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4A50DB #DBD54A

analogous

#4A99DB #4A50DB #8C4ADB

triadic

#4A50DB #DB4A50 #50DB4A

tetradic

#4A50DB #DB4A99 #DBD54A #4ADB8C

square

#4A50DB #DB4A99 #DBD54A #4ADB8C

split-complementary

#4A50DB #DB8C4A #99DB4A

monochromatic

#1C218E #262DC1 #4A50DB #7D81E5 #B0B3EF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.07

#4A50DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.46

#4A50DB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4A50DB

6.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4A50DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4A50DB	1.00	6.07	3.46	6.07
#FFFFFF	6.07	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.07	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0069DF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005CD8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00748E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#626262

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4a50db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 80, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.4% 0.208 274.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d81e7',
    500: '#4a50db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4a50db;
$custom-light: #8d81e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4a50db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 74,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.517,
    "s": 66.82,
    "l": 57.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51407,
    "c": 0.20781,
    "h": 274.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12308
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4A50DB

secondary

#DEDBA3

accent

#E33EEA

background

#F9F7FE

surface

#F2EEFD

border

#CCC9D5

text

#0E0A16

muted

#7E7C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #4A50DB

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

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