#4E51B7 Color

#4E51B7 is rgb(78, 81, 183) in RGB and hsl(238, 42%, 51%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is SlateBlue. White text is most readable on this background.

#4E51B7

HEX#4E51B7

RGBrgb(78, 81, 183)

HSLhsl(238, 42%, 51%)

HSVhsv(238, 57%, 72%)

OKLCHoklch(49% 0.158 277.6)

CMYKcmyk(57%, 56%, 0%, 28%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #4E51B7 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text6.59:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text3.18:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #4E51B7 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#4E51B7 Complementary#B7B34E Analogous#4E86B7 Analogous#7F4EB7 Triadic#B74E51 Triadic#51B74E

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #4E51B7, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#676AC1 #7D7FCA #9698D4 #AFB1DE #C9CAE9 #DEDFF2

Shades

#41449F #383B8A #2E3070 #232557 #191A3E #101128

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