#4E50A6#4E50A6

#4E50A6 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 47.5% C 0.135 H 278.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E50A6
RGB	rgb(78, 80, 166)
HSL	hsl(239, 36%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(239, 53%, 65%)
CMYK	cmyk(53%, 51.8%, 0%, 34.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.04, 23.97, -46.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.04, 52.60, 297.11°)
OKLab	oklab(47.53% 0.021 -0.1336)
OKLCH	oklch(47.53% 0.135 278.9)
XYZ	xyz(12.8913, 10.1094, 37.3410)
Luminance	0.1011 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E50A6 #A6A44E

analogous

#4E7CA6 #4E50A6 #784EA6

triadic

#4E50A6 #A64E50 #50A64E

tetradic

#4E50A6 #A64E7C #A6A44E #4EA678

square

#4E50A6 #A64E7C #A6A44E #4EA678

split-complementary

#4E50A6 #A6784E #7CA64E

monochromatic

#272853 #3A3C7C #4E50A6 #7475BE #9D9ED1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.95

#4E50A6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#4E50A6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E50A6

6.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E50A6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E50A6	1.00	6.95	3.02	6.95
#FFFFFF	6.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#245DA9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1A56A4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#286373

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e50a6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 80, 166);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.5% 0.135 278.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8681c1',
    500: '#4e50a6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e50a6;
$custom-light: #8681c1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e50a6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 166
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.636,
    "s": 36.066,
    "l": 47.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47528,
    "c": 0.13526,
    "h": 278.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1011
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E50A6

secondary

#BEBD92

accent

#CA5CCC

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#F0EEF7

border

#CBC9D0

text

#0C0A12

muted

#7D7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E50A6

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

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