#4E50E0#4E50E0

#4E50E0 is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.213 H 275.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E50E0
RGB	rgb(78, 80, 224)
HSL	hsl(239, 70%, 59%)
HSV	hsv(239, 65%, 88%)
CMYK	cmyk(65.2%, 64.3%, 0%, 12.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.36, 43.13, -73.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.36, 85.27, 300.38°)
OKLab	oklab(52.09% 0.0204 -0.2122)
OKLCH	oklch(52.09% 0.213 275.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.4607, 12.7371, 71.9395)
Luminance	0.1274 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E50E0 #E0DE4E

analogous

#4E99E0 #4E50E0 #954EE0

triadic

#4E50E0 #E04E50 #50E04E

tetradic

#4E50E0 #E04E99 #E0DE4E #4EE095

square

#4E50E0 #E04E99 #E0DE4E #4EE095

split-complementary

#4E50E0 #E0954E #99E04E

monochromatic

#1B1C99 #2426CD #4E50E0 #8283E9 #B6B7F2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.92

#4E50E0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#4E50E0 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E50E0

5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E50E0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E50E0	1.00	5.92	3.55	5.92
#FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#006BE5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005DDD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#007591

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e50e0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 80, 224);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.213 275.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9081eb',
    500: '#4e50e0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e50e0;
$custom-light: #9081eb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e50e0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 224
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 239.178,
    "s": 70.192,
    "l": 59.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52087,
    "c": 0.21319,
    "h": 275.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.12739
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E50E0

secondary

#E1E1A8

accent

#EB3BED

background

#F9F7FE

surface

#F2EEFD

border

#CCC9D5

text

#0E0A16

muted

#7E7C84

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E50E0

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

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