#4E50BB#4E50BB

#4E50BB is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.165 H 277.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E50BB
RGB	rgb(78, 80, 187)
HSL	hsl(239, 44%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(239, 58%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.3%, 57.2%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.49, 30.90, -56.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.49, 64.75, 298.51°)
OKLab	oklab(49.07% 0.0219 -0.1632)
OKLCH	oklch(49.07% 0.165 277.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.9773, 10.9438, 48.3272)
Luminance	0.1095 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E50BB #BBB94E

analogous

#4E87BB #4E50BB #834EBB

triadic

#4E50BB #BB4E50 #50BB4E

tetradic

#4E50BB #BB4E87 #BBB94E #4EBB83

square

#4E50BB #BB4E87 #BBB94E #4EBB83

split-complementary

#4E50BB #BB834E #87BB4E

monochromatic

#282967 #393A93 #4E50BB #7A7CCC #A6A7DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.59

#4E50BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.19

#4E50BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E50BB

6.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E50BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E50BB	1.00	6.59	3.19	6.59
#FFFFFF	6.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0059B9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#02697D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e50bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 80, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.165 277.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a81d0',
    500: '#4e50bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e50bb;
$custom-light: #8a81d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e50bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.899,
    "s": 44.49,
    "l": 51.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49071,
    "c": 0.16471,
    "h": 277.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.10945
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E50BB

secondary

#CAC99B

accent

#D254D4

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EEF9

border

#CBC9D2

text

#0D0A14

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E50BB

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

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