#4E50BE#4E50BE

#4E50BE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 49.3% C 0.169 H 277.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E50BE
RGB	rgb(78, 80, 190)
HSL	hsl(239, 46%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(239, 59%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.9%, 57.9%, 0%, 25.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.70, 31.90, -58.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.70, 66.45, 298.69°)
OKLab	oklab(49.3% 0.0219 -0.1674)
OKLCH	oklch(49.3% 0.169 277.5)
XYZ	xyz(15.3018, 11.0736, 50.0363)
Luminance	0.1108 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E50BE #BEBC4E

analogous

#4E88BE #4E50BE #844EBE

triadic

#4E50BE #BE4E50 #50BE4E

tetradic

#4E50BE #BE4E88 #BEBC4E #4EBE84

square

#4E50BE #BE4E88 #BEBC4E #4EBE84

split-complementary

#4E50BE #BE844E #88BE4E

monochromatic

#27286A #383997 #4E50BE #7B7CCE #A8A9DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.53

#4E50BE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.22

#4E50BE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E50BE

6.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E50BE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E50BE	1.00	6.53	3.22	6.53
#FFFFFF	6.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062C2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0059BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006A7F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e50be;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 80, 190);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.3% 0.169 277.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a81d2',
    500: '#4e50be',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e50be;
$custom-light: #8a81d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e50be",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 190
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.929,
    "s": 46.281,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49302,
    "c": 0.1688,
    "h": 277.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11075
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E50BE

secondary

#CCCB9C

accent

#D452D6

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EEFA

border

#CBC9D3

text

#0D0A14

muted

#7E7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E50BE

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

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