#4E50A4#4E50A4

#4E50A4 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.100; OKLCH L 47.4% C 0.132 H 279.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E50A4
RGB	rgb(78, 80, 164)
HSL	hsl(239, 36%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(239, 52%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.4%, 51.2%, 0%, 35.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.91, 23.32, -45.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.91, 51.43, 296.96°)
OKLab	oklab(47.39% 0.0208 -0.1307)
OKLCH	oklch(47.39% 0.132 279)
XYZ	xyz(12.7093, 10.0366, 36.3823)
Luminance	0.1004 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E50A4 #A4A24E

analogous

#4E7BA4 #4E50A4 #774EA4

triadic

#4E50A4 #A44E50 #50A44E

tetradic

#4E50A4 #A44E7B #A4A24E #4EA477

square

#4E50A4 #A44E7B #A4A24E #4EA477

split-complementary

#4E50A4 #A4774E #7BA44E

monochromatic

#272851 #3A3C7B #4E50A4 #7375BC #9C9ED0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.98

#4E50A4 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.01

#4E50A4 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E50A4

6.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E50A4	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E50A4	1.00	6.98	3.01	6.98
#FFFFFF	6.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#275DA7

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1D56A2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2A6372

Achromatopsia (no color)

#595959

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e50a4;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 80, 164);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.4% 0.132 279.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8681bf',
    500: '#4e50a4',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e50a4;
$custom-light: #8681bf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e50a4",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 164
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.605,
    "s": 35.537,
    "l": 47.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47389,
    "c": 0.13237,
    "h": 279
  },
  "luminance": 0.10037
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E50A4

secondary

#BDBC91

accent

#C95CCC

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#F0EEF7

border

#CBC9D0

text

#0C0A12

muted

#7D7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E50A4

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

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