#4E50B2#4E50B2

#4E50B2 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 48.4% C 0.152 H 278.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E50B2
RGB	rgb(78, 80, 178)
HSL	hsl(239, 39%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(239, 56%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.2%, 55.1%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.85, 27.92, -52.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.85, 59.58, 297.95°)
OKLab	oklab(48.39% 0.0217 -0.1507)
OKLCH	oklch(48.39% 0.152 278.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.0439, 10.5704, 43.4111)
Luminance	0.1057 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E50B2 #B2B04E

analogous

#4E82B2 #4E50B2 #7E4EB2

triadic

#4E50B2 #B24E50 #50B24E

tetradic

#4E50B2 #B24E82 #B2B04E #4EB27E

square

#4E50B2 #B24E82 #B2B04E #4EB27E

split-complementary

#4E50B2 #B27E4E #82B24E

monochromatic

#292A5D #3B3D88 #4E50B2 #797AC5 #A3A4D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.74

#4E50B2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.11

#4E50B2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E50B2

6.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E50B2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E50B2	1.00	6.74	3.11	6.74
#FFFFFF	6.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0F60B5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0057B0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#196779

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5B5B5B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e50b2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 80, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.4% 0.152 278.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8881ca',
    500: '#4e50b2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e50b2;
$custom-light: #8881ca;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e50b2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.8,
    "s": 39.37,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48393,
    "c": 0.15227,
    "h": 278.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.10571
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E50B2

secondary

#C4C398

accent

#CD59CF

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EEF8

border

#CBC9D1

text

#0C0A13

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E50B2

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

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