#4E51A2#4E51A2

#4E51A2 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.101; OKLCH L 47.4% C 0.128 H 278.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E51A2
RGB	rgb(78, 81, 162)
HSL	hsl(238, 35%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(238, 52%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.9%, 50%, 0%, 36.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.04, 22.03, -44.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.04, 49.59, 296.37°)
OKLab	oklab(47.45% 0.0194 -0.1266)
OKLCH	oklch(47.45% 0.128 278.7)
XYZ	xyz(12.6039, 10.1125, 35.4632)
Luminance	0.1011 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E51A2 #A29F4E

analogous

#4E7BA2 #4E51A2 #754EA2

triadic

#4E51A2 #A24E51 #51A24E

tetradic

#4E51A2 #A24E7B #A29F4E #4EA275

square

#4E51A2 #A24E7B #A29F4E #4EA275

split-complementary

#4E51A2 #A2754E #7BA24E

monochromatic

#26284F #3A3C79 #4E51A2 #7275BB #9B9DCF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.95

#4E51A2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.02

#4E51A2 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E51A2

6.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E51A2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E51A2	1.00	6.95	3.02	6.95
#FFFFFF	6.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2B5DA5

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#2356A0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2C6372

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e51a2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 81, 162);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(47.4% 0.128 278.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8681be',
    500: '#4e51a2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e51a2;
$custom-light: #8681be;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e51a2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 162
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.857,
    "s": 35,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4745,
    "c": 0.12805,
    "h": 278.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10113
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E51A2

secondary

#BCBA90

accent

#C75DCB

background

#F8F7FB

surface

#F0EEF7

border

#CBC9D0

text

#0C0A12

muted

#7D7C81

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E51A2

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

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