#4E50AD#4E50AD

#4E50AD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 48.0% C 0.145 H 278.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E50AD
RGB	rgb(78, 80, 173)
HSL	hsl(239, 38%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(239, 55%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.9%, 53.8%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.50, 26.27, -50.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.50, 56.69, 297.61°)
OKLab	oklab(48.03% 0.0215 -0.1436)
OKLCH	oklch(48.03% 0.145 278.5)
XYZ	xyz(13.5510, 10.3733, 40.8152)
Luminance	0.1037 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E50AD #ADAB4E

analogous

#4E80AD #4E50AD #7C4EAD

triadic

#4E50AD #AD4E50 #50AD4E

tetradic

#4E50AD #AD4E80 #ADAB4E #4EAD7C

square

#4E50AD #AD4E80 #ADAB4E #4EAD7C

split-complementary

#4E50AD #AD7C4E #80AD4E

monochromatic

#282959 #3B3C83 #4E50AD #7778C2 #A1A2D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.83

#4E50AD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.07

#4E50AD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E50AD

6.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E50AD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E50AD	1.00	6.83	3.07	6.83
#FFFFFF	6.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1A5FB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0657AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#206577

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e50ad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 80, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.0% 0.145 278.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8781c6',
    500: '#4e50ad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e50ad;
$custom-light: #8781c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e50ad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.737,
    "s": 37.849,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48027,
    "c": 0.14524,
    "h": 278.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.10374
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E50AD

secondary

#C2C195

accent

#CB5ACE

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EEF8

border

#CBC9D1

text

#0C0A13

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E50AD

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

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