#4E50AE#4E50AE

#4E50AE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.104; OKLCH L 48.1% C 0.147 H 278.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E50AE
RGB	rgb(78, 80, 174)
HSL	hsl(239, 38%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(239, 55%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.2%, 54%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.57, 26.60, -50.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.57, 57.27, 297.68°)
OKLab	oklab(48.1% 0.0215 -0.1451)
OKLCH	oklch(48.1% 0.147 278.4)
XYZ	xyz(13.6481, 10.4121, 41.3268)
Luminance	0.1041 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E50AE #AEAC4E

analogous

#4E80AE #4E50AE #7C4EAE

triadic

#4E50AE #AE4E50 #50AE4E

tetradic

#4E50AE #AE4E80 #AEAC4E #4EAE7C

square

#4E50AE #AE4E80 #AEAC4E #4EAE7C

split-complementary

#4E50AE #AE7C4E #80AE4E

monochromatic

#282959 #3B3D84 #4E50AE #7779C2 #A1A2D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.81

#4E50AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.08

#4E50AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E50AE

6.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E50AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E50AE	1.00	6.81	3.08	6.81
#FFFFFF	6.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#185FB1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0257AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1F6577

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e50ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 80, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.1% 0.147 278.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8781c7',
    500: '#4e50ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e50ae;
$custom-light: #8781c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e50ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.75,
    "s": 38.095,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.481,
    "c": 0.14665,
    "h": 278.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.10413
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E50AE

secondary

#C2C196

accent

#CC5ACE

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EEF8

border

#CBC9D1

text

#0C0A13

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E50AE

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

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