#4E50BF#4E50BF

#4E50BF is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.111; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.170 H 277.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E50BF
RGB	rgb(78, 80, 191)
HSL	hsl(239, 47%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(239, 59%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.2%, 58.1%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.78, 32.23, -58.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.78, 67.02, 298.74°)
OKLab	oklab(49.38% 0.0219 -0.1687)
OKLCH	oklch(49.38% 0.17 277.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.4115, 11.1175, 50.6139)
Luminance	0.1112 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E50BF #BFBD4E

analogous

#4E88BF #4E50BF #844EBF

triadic

#4E50BF #BF4E50 #50BF4E

tetradic

#4E50BF #BF4E88 #BFBD4E #4EBF84

square

#4E50BF #BF4E88 #BFBD4E #4EBF84

split-complementary

#4E50BF #BF844E #88BF4E

monochromatic

#27286C #373999 #4E50BF #7B7CCF #A8A9E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.51

#4E50BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.22

#4E50BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E50BF

6.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E50BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E50BF	1.00	6.51	3.22	6.51
#FFFFFF	6.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0063C3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0059BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006B80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5E5E5E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e50bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 80, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.170 277.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a81d3',
    500: '#4e50bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e50bf;
$custom-light: #8a81d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e50bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.938,
    "s": 46.888,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4938,
    "c": 0.17014,
    "h": 277.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.11119
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E50BF

secondary

#CDCC9C

accent

#D451D7

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EEFA

border

#CBC9D3

text

#0D0A14

muted

#7E7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E50BF

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

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