#4E52B6#4E52B6

#4E52B6 is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.110; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.155 H 277.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E52B6
RGB	rgb(78, 82, 182)
HSL	hsl(238, 42%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(238, 57%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.1%, 54.9%, 0%, 28.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.63, 27.98, -53.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.63, 60.58, 297.51°)
OKLab	oklab(49.07% 0.0197 -0.1539)
OKLCH	oklch(49.07% 0.155 277.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.6000, 11.0307, 45.6067)
Luminance	0.1103 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E52B6 #B6B24E

analogous

#4E86B6 #4E52B6 #7E4EB6

triadic

#4E52B6 #B64E52 #52B64E

tetradic

#4E52B6 #B64E86 #B6B24E #4EB67E

square

#4E52B6 #B64E86 #B6B24E #4EB67E

split-complementary

#4E52B6 #B67E4E #86B64E

monochromatic

#282A61 #3A3D8D #4E52B6 #797CC8 #A5A7DA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.55

#4E52B6 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.21

#4E52B6 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E52B6

6.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E52B6	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E52B6	1.00	6.55	3.21	6.55
#FFFFFF	6.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.21	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0E62B9

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0059B4

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#11697C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e52b6;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 82, 182);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.155 277.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8982cd',
    500: '#4e52b6',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e52b6;
$custom-light: #8982cd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e52b6",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 182
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 237.692,
    "s": 41.6,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49067,
    "c": 0.15516,
    "h": 277.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.11032
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E52B6

secondary

#C7C599

accent

#CD56D1

background

#F8F7FC

surface

#F0EEF9

border

#CBC9D2

text

#0C0A13

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E52B6

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

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