#4E52AE#4E52AE

#4E52AE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.107; OKLCH L 48.5% C 0.144 H 277.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E52AE
RGB	rgb(78, 82, 174)
HSL	hsl(238, 38%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(238, 55%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.2%, 52.9%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.09, 25.33, -49.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.09, 55.95, 296.92°)
OKLab	oklab(48.49% 0.0193 -0.1426)
OKLCH	oklch(48.49% 0.144 277.7)
XYZ	xyz(13.7967, 10.7094, 41.3763)
Luminance	0.1071 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E52AE #AEAA4E

analogous

#4E82AE #4E52AE #7A4EAE

triadic

#4E52AE #AE4E52 #52AE4E

tetradic

#4E52AE #AE4E82 #AEAA4E #4EAE7A

square

#4E52AE #AE4E82 #AEAA4E #4EAE7A

split-complementary

#4E52AE #AE7A4E #82AE4E

monochromatic

#282A59 #3B3E84 #4E52AE #777AC2 #A1A4D5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.68

#4E52AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.14

#4E52AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E52AE

6.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E52AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E52AE	1.00	6.68	3.14	6.68
#FFFFFF	6.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1F60B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0D58AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1F6778

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e52ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 82, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.5% 0.144 277.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8782c7',
    500: '#4e52ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e52ae;
$custom-light: #8782c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e52ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.5,
    "s": 38.095,
    "l": 49.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48485,
    "c": 0.14391,
    "h": 277.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1071
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E52AE

secondary

#C2C096

accent

#C95ACE

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EEF8

border

#CBC9D1

text

#0C0A13

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E52AE

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

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