#4536AE#4536AE

#4536AE is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 42.9% C 0.182 H 281.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4536AE
RGB	rgb(69, 54, 174)
HSL	hsl(248, 53%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(248, 69%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.3%, 69%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.71, 41.00, -61.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.71, 74.25, 303.52°)
OKLab	oklab(42.89% 0.0352 -0.1783)
OKLCH	oklch(42.89% 0.182 281.2)
XYZ	xyz(11.4110, 6.9587, 40.7781)
Luminance	0.0696 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 3.46

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4536AE #9FAE36

analogous

#3663AE #4536AE #8136AE

triadic

#4536AE #AE4536 #36AE45

tetradic

#4536AE #AE3663 #9FAE36 #36AE81

square

#4536AE #AE3663 #9FAE36 #36AE81

split-complementary

#4536AE #AE8136 #63AE36

monochromatic

#201951 #32287F #4536AE #6556CB #9085D9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.78

#4536AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.39

#4536AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4536AE

8.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4536AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4536AE	1.00	8.78	2.39	8.78
#FFFFFF	8.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004FB2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0046AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00566D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4536ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 54, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.9% 0.182 281.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#846ec7',
    500: '#4536ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4536ae;
$custom-light: #846ec7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4536ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 247.5,
    "s": 52.632,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42885,
    "c": 0.18176,
    "h": 281.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.0696
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4536AE

secondary

#BAC37D

accent

#DC4CCA

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0ECF8

border

#CBC7D1

text

#0C0713

muted

#7D7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4536AE

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

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