#4E50BD#4E50BD
#4E50BD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.167 H 277.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E50BD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 80, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(239, 46%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(239, 59%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(58.7%, 57.7%, 0%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(39.63, 31.57, -57.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(39.63, 65.88, 298.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.23% 0.0219 -0.166) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.23% 0.167 277.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.1929, 11.0300, 49.4627) |
| Luminance | 0.1103 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Iris
#6258C4
ΔE00 3.98
Ocean Blue
#4F42B5
ΔE00 4.37
Warm Blue
#4B57DB
ΔE00 4.62
Blue Blue
#2242C7
ΔE00 5.63
Slate Blue
#6A5ACD
ΔE00 5.78
Bluey Purple
#6241C7
ΔE00 5.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E50BD #BDBB4E
analogous
#4E87BD #4E50BD #844EBD
triadic
#4E50BD #BD4E50 #50BD4E
tetradic
#4E50BD #BD4E87 #BDBB4E #4EBD84
square
#4E50BD #BD4E87 #BDBB4E #4EBD84
split-complementary
#4E50BD #BD844E #87BD4E
monochromatic
#272869 #383A96 #4E50BD #7B7CCE #A7A8DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.55
#4E50BD on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.21
#4E50BD on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E50BD
6.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E50BD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E50BD | 1.00 | 6.55 | 3.21 | 6.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#0062C1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#0059BB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#006A7F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5D5D5D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e50bd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 80, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.167 277.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8a81d2',
500: '#4e50bd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e50bd; $custom-light: #8a81d2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e50bd",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 80,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 238.919,
"s": 45.679,
"l": 52.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49225,
"c": 0.16744,
"h": 277.5
},
"luminance": 0.11031
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E50BD
secondary
#CCCB9B
accent
#D352D5
background
#F9F7FD
surface
#F1EEFA
border
#CBC9D3
text
#0D0A14
muted
#7E7C83