#4E51B1 Color

#4E51B1 is rgb(78, 81, 177) in RGB and hsl(238, 39%, 50%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SlateBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#4E51B1

HEX#4E51B1

RGBrgb(78, 81, 177)

HSLhsl(238, 39%, 50%)

HSVhsv(238, 56%, 69%)

OKLCHoklch(48.5% 0.15 277.9)

CMYKcmyk(56%, 54%, 0%, 31%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #4E51B1 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text6.7:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.14:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #4E51B1 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#4E51B1 Complementary#B1AE4E Analogous#4E83B1 Analogous#7C4EB1 Triadic#B14E51 Triadic#51B14E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #4E51B1, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6769BC #7F82C7 #989AD2 #ADAFDB #C6C7E6 #DFE0F1

Shades

#434698 #3A3C83 #2F316A #252755 #1A1C3C #111227

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