#4E50AB#4E50AB

#4E50AB is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 47.9% C 0.142 H 278.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E50AB
RGB	rgb(78, 80, 171)
HSL	hsl(239, 37%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(239, 54%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.4%, 53.2%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.37, 25.61, -49.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.37, 55.53, 297.47°)
OKLab	oklab(47.88% 0.0213 -0.1408)
OKLCH	oklch(47.88% 0.142 278.6)
XYZ	xyz(13.3589, 10.2965, 39.8037)
Luminance	0.1030 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E50AB #ABA94E

analogous

#4E7FAB #4E50AB #7B4EAB

triadic

#4E50AB #AB4E50 #50AB4E

tetradic

#4E50AB #AB4E7F #ABA94E #4EAB7B

square

#4E50AB #AB4E7F #ABA94E #4EAB7B

split-complementary

#4E50AB #AB7B4E #7FAB4E

monochromatic

#282957 #3B3C81 #4E50AB #7677C0 #A0A1D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.86

#4E50AB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.06

#4E50AB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E50AB

6.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E50AB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E50AB	1.00	6.86	3.06	6.86
#FFFFFF	6.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1D5EAE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0D57A9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#236576

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e50ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 80, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.9% 0.142 278.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8781c5',
    500: '#4e50ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e50ab;
$custom-light: #8781c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e50ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.71,
    "s": 37.349,
    "l": 48.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.47883,
    "c": 0.14241,
    "h": 278.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10297
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E50AB

secondary

#C1C094

accent

#CB5ACD

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EEF8

border

#CBC9D1

text

#0C0A13

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E50AB

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

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