#4556BB#4556BB

#4556BB is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.159 H 272.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4556BB
RGB	rgb(69, 86, 187)
HSL	hsl(231, 46%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(231, 63%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.1%, 54%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.42, 25.48, -55.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.42, 60.99, 294.70°)
OKLab	oklab(49.62% 0.0059 -0.159)
OKLCH	oklch(49.62% 0.159 272.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.7487, 11.5074, 48.4480)
Luminance	0.1151 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4556BB #BBAA45

analogous

#4591BB #4556BB #6F45BB

triadic

#4556BB #BB4556 #56BB45

tetradic

#4556BB #BB4591 #BBAA45 #45BB6F

square

#4556BB #BB4591 #BBAA45 #45BB6F

split-complementary

#4556BB #BB6F45 #91BB45

monochromatic

#242D62 #34418F #4556BB #727FCB #9FA7DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.36

#4556BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.30

#4556BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4556BB

6.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4556BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4556BB	1.00	6.36	3.30	6.36
#FFFFFF	6.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#1065BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005AB9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006E80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4556bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 86, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.159 272.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8585d0',
    500: '#4556bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4556bb;
$custom-light: #8585d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4556bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 231.356,
    "s": 46.457,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49617,
    "c": 0.15915,
    "h": 272.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.11509
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4556BB

secondary

#C8C194

accent

#C352D6

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0EFF9

border

#CBCAD2

text

#0C0B14

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4556BB

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

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