#4E50DD#4E50DD
#4E50DD is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.209 H 275.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E50DD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 80, 221) |
| HSL | hsl(239, 68%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(239, 65%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.7%, 63.8%, 0%, 13.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.12, 42.14, -72.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.12, 83.65, 300.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.83% 0.0206 -0.2084) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.83% 0.209 275.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.0574, 12.5758, 69.8157) |
| Luminance | 0.1258 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Warm Blue
#4B57DB
ΔE00 2.22
Iris
#6258C4
ΔE00 4.77
Electric Blue
#0652FF
ΔE00 4.93
Purpleish Blue
#6140EF
ΔE00 5.11
Slate Blue
#6A5ACD
ΔE00 5.20
Dark Periwinkle
#665FD1
ΔE00 5.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E50DD #DDDB4E
analogous
#4E97DD #4E50DD #934EDD
triadic
#4E50DD #DD4E50 #50DD4E
tetradic
#4E50DD #DD4E97 #DDDB4E #4EDD93
square
#4E50DD #DD4E97 #DDDB4E #4EDD93
split-complementary
#4E50DD #DD934E #97DD4E
monochromatic
#1C1E94 #2629C7 #4E50DD #8183E7 #B5B6F1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.97
#4E50DD on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.52
#4E50DD on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E50DD
5.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E50DD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E50DD | 1.00 | 5.97 | 3.52 | 5.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#006AE1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#005DDA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00748F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e50dd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 80, 221); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.209 275.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9081e9',
500: '#4e50dd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e50dd; $custom-light: #9081e9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e50dd",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 80,
"b": 221
},
"hsl": {
"h": 239.161,
"s": 67.773,
"l": 58.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5183,
"c": 0.2094,
"h": 275.6
},
"luminance": 0.12577
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E50DD
secondary
#E0DFA7
accent
#E83DEB
background
#F9F7FE
surface
#F2EEFD
border
#CCC9D5
text
#0E0A16
muted
#7E7C84