#4E52B5#4E52B5

#4E52B5 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.154 H 277.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E52B5
RGB	rgb(78, 82, 181)
HSL	hsl(238, 41%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(238, 57%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.9%, 54.7%, 0%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.56, 27.65, -53.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.56, 60.00, 297.44°)
OKLab	oklab(48.99% 0.0197 -0.1525)
OKLCH	oklch(48.99% 0.154 277.4)
XYZ	xyz(14.4970, 10.9895, 45.0644)
Luminance	0.1099 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E52B5 #B5B14E

analogous

#4E85B5 #4E52B5 #7D4EB5

triadic

#4E52B5 #B54E52 #52B54E

tetradic

#4E52B5 #B54E85 #B5B14E #4EB57D

square

#4E52B5 #B54E85 #B5B14E #4EB57D

split-complementary

#4E52B5 #B57D4E #85B54E

monochromatic

#282A60 #3A3D8B #4E52B5 #797CC7 #A4A6D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.57

#4E52B5 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.20

#4E52B5 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E52B5

6.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E52B5	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E52B5	1.00	6.57	3.20	6.57
#FFFFFF	6.57	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.20	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.57	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1162B8

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0059B3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#13697B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e52b5;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 82, 181);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.154 277.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8882cc',
    500: '#4e52b5',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e52b5;
$custom-light: #8882cc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e52b5",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 181
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.67,
    "s": 41.036,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48993,
    "c": 0.15376,
    "h": 277.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1099
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E52B5

secondary

#C6C499

accent

#CC57D1

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EEF9

border

#CBC9D2

text

#0C0A13

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E52B5

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

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