#4E50CE#4E50CE

#4E50CE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.118; OKLCH L 50.6% C 0.190 H 276.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E50CE
RGB	rgb(78, 80, 206)
HSL	hsl(239, 57%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(239, 62%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.1%, 61.2%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.92, 37.20, -65.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.92, 75.43, 299.55°)
OKLab	oklab(50.58% 0.0215 -0.1889)
OKLCH	oklch(50.58% 0.19 276.5)
XYZ	xyz(17.1475, 11.8119, 59.7568)
Luminance	0.1181 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E50CE #CECC4E

analogous

#4E90CE #4E50CE #8C4ECE

triadic

#4E50CE #CE4E50 #50CE4E

tetradic

#4E50CE #CE4E90 #CECC4E #4ECE8C

square

#4E50CE #CE4E90 #CECC4E #4ECE8C

split-complementary

#4E50CE #CE8C4E #90CE4E

monochromatic

#23247F #3032AE #4E50CE #7E7FDB #AEAFE9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.25

#4E50CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.36

#4E50CE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E50CE

6.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E50CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E50CE	1.00	6.25	3.36	6.25
#FFFFFF	6.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0066D2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005BCC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006F87

Achromatopsia (no color)

#606060

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e50ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 80, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(50.6% 0.190 276.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d81de',
    500: '#4e50ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e50ce;
$custom-light: #8d81de;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e50ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 239.063,
    "s": 56.637,
    "l": 55.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50577,
    "c": 0.19011,
    "h": 276.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11813
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E50CE

secondary

#D7D6A1

accent

#DE48E0

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F2EEFB

border

#CCC9D4

text

#0D0A15

muted

#7E7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E50CE

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

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