#4E51AF#4E51AF

#4E51AF is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.106; OKLCH L 48.4% C 0.147 H 278.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E51AF
RGB	rgb(78, 81, 175)
HSL	hsl(238, 38%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(238, 55%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.4%, 53.7%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.90, 26.30, -50.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.90, 57.19, 297.38°)
OKLab	oklab(48.36% 0.0205 -0.1453)
OKLCH	oklch(48.36% 0.147 278)
XYZ	xyz(13.8197, 10.5988, 41.8667)
Luminance	0.1060 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E51AF #AFAC4E

analogous

#4E82AF #4E51AF #7B4EAF

triadic

#4E51AF #AF4E51 #51AF4E

tetradic

#4E51AF #AF4E82 #AFAC4E #4EAF7B

square

#4E51AF #AF4E82 #AFAC4E #4EAF7B

split-complementary

#4E51AF #AF7B4E #82AF4E

monochromatic

#282A5A #3B3D85 #4E51AF #787AC3 #A2A3D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.73

#4E51AF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.12

#4E51AF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E51AF

6.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E51AF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E51AF	1.00	6.73	3.12	6.73
#FFFFFF	6.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1A60B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0458AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1E6678

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e51af;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 81, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.4% 0.147 278.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8881c7',
    500: '#4e51af',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e51af;
$custom-light: #8881c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e51af",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 238.144,
    "s": 38.34,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48364,
    "c": 0.14669,
    "h": 278
  },
  "luminance": 0.106
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E51AF

secondary

#C3C196

accent

#CB5ACE

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EEF8

border

#CBC9D1

text

#0C0A13

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E51AF

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

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