#4E50ED#4E50ED
#4E50ED is a mid, highly saturated blue. Relative luminance 0.135; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.229 H 274.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E50ED |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 80, 237) |
| HSL | hsl(239, 82%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(239, 67%, 93%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.1%, 66.2%, 0%, 7.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.46, 47.36, -79.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.46, 92.22, 300.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.22% 0.0191 -0.2285) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.22% 0.229 274.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.2916, 13.4695, 81.5822) |
| Luminance | 0.1347 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | blue |
Closest named colors
Warm Blue
#4B57DB
ΔE00 3.08
Electric Blue
#0652FF
ΔE00 4.00
Purpleish Blue
#6140EF
ΔE00 4.48
Slate Blue
#6A5ACD
ΔE00 5.89
Dark Periwinkle
#665FD1
ΔE00 5.92
Light Indigo
#6D5ACF
ΔE00 6.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E50ED #EDEB4E
analogous
#4EA0ED #4E50ED #9C4EED
triadic
#4E50ED #ED4E50 #50ED4E
tetradic
#4E50ED #ED4EA0 #EDEB4E #4EED9C
square
#4E50ED #ED4EA0 #EDEB4E #4EED9C
split-complementary
#4E50ED #ED9C4E #A0ED4E
monochromatic
#1214AF #171AE6 #4E50ED #8687F3 #BDBEF8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.68
#4E50ED on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.69
#4E50ED on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E50ED
5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E50ED | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E50ED | 1.00 | 5.68 | 3.69 | 5.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#006EF2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#005FEA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#007A98
Achromatopsia (no color)
#676767
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e50ed; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 80, 237); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.229 274.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#9382f4',
500: '#4e50ed',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e50ed; $custom-light: #9382f4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e50ed",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 80,
"b": 237
},
"hsl": {
"h": 239.245,
"s": 81.538,
"l": 61.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53223,
"c": 0.22932,
"h": 274.8
},
"luminance": 0.13471
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E50ED
secondary
#E9E8AE
accent
#DB08DE
background
#F9F8FF
surface
#F2EFFE
border
#CCCAD6
text
#0F0A17
muted
#7E7C85