#4A51DE#4A51DE

#4A51DE is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.210 H 274.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4A51DE
RGB	rgb(74, 81, 222)
HSL	hsl(237, 69%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(237, 67%, 87%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.7%, 63.5%, 0%, 12.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.17, 41.33, -72.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.17, 83.67, 299.60°)
OKLab	oklab(51.83% 0.0152 -0.2099)
OKLCH	oklch(51.83% 0.21 274.2)
XYZ	xyz(18.9469, 12.6129, 70.5291)
Luminance	0.1262 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4A51DE #DED74A

analogous

#4A9BDE #4A51DE #8D4ADE

triadic

#4A51DE #DE4A51 #51DE4A

tetradic

#4A51DE #DE4A9B #DED74A #4ADE8D

square

#4A51DE #DE4A9B #DED74A #4ADE8D

split-complementary

#4A51DE #DE8D4A #9BDE4A

monochromatic

#1B2093 #242CC7 #4A51DE #7E83E7 #B2B5F1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.96

#4A51DE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#4A51DE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4A51DE

5.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4A51DE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4A51DE	1.00	5.96	3.52	5.96
#FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006AE2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005DDB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007590

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4a51de;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 81, 222);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.210 274.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e82e9',
    500: '#4a51de',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4a51de;
$custom-light: #8e82e9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4a51de",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 74,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 222
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.162,
    "s": 69.159,
    "l": 58.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51831,
    "c": 0.21046,
    "h": 274.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12615
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4A51DE

secondary

#DFDDA4

accent

#E43CEC

background

#F9F8FE

surface

#F2EFFD

border

#CCCAD5

text

#0E0A16

muted

#7E7C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #4A51DE

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

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