#4E50B0#4E50B0

#4E50B0 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.105; OKLCH L 48.2% C 0.149 H 278.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E50B0
RGB	rgb(78, 80, 176)
HSL	hsl(239, 39%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(239, 56%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.7%, 54.5%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.71, 27.26, -51.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.71, 58.43, 297.81°)
OKLab	oklab(48.25% 0.0216 -0.1479)
OKLCH	oklch(48.25% 0.149 278.3)
XYZ	xyz(13.8445, 10.4907, 42.3613)
Luminance	0.1049 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E50B0 #B0AE4E

analogous

#4E81B0 #4E50B0 #7D4EB0

triadic

#4E50B0 #B04E50 #50B04E

tetradic

#4E50B0 #B04E81 #B0AE4E #4EB07D

square

#4E50B0 #B04E81 #B0AE4E #4EB07D

split-complementary

#4E50B0 #B07D4E #81B04E

monochromatic

#28295B #3B3D86 #4E50B0 #787AC3 #A2A3D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.78

#4E50B0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.10

#4E50B0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E50B0

6.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E50B0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E50B0	1.00	6.78	3.10	6.78
#FFFFFF	6.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#145FB3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0057AE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1C6678

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e50b0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 80, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.2% 0.149 278.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8881c8',
    500: '#4e50b0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e50b0;
$custom-light: #8881c8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e50b0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.776,
    "s": 38.583,
    "l": 49.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48246,
    "c": 0.14947,
    "h": 278.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.10492
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E50B0

secondary

#C3C297

accent

#CC59CF

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EEF8

border

#CBC9D1

text

#0C0A13

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E50B0

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

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