#4835AA#4835AA

#4835AA is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 42.6% C 0.177 H 283.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4835AA
RGB	rgb(72, 53, 170)
HSL	hsl(250, 52%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(250, 69%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.6%, 68.8%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.41, 40.79, -60.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.41, 72.55, 304.21°)
OKLab	oklab(42.62% 0.0408 -0.1726)
OKLCH	oklch(42.62% 0.177 283.3)
XYZ	xyz(11.1991, 6.8255, 38.7497)
Luminance	0.0683 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 3.78

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4835AA #97AA35

analogous

#355CAA #4835AA #8235AA

triadic

#4835AA #AA4835 #35AA48

tetradic

#4835AA #AA355C #97AA35 #35AA82

square

#4835AA #AA355C #97AA35 #35AA82

split-complementary

#4835AA #AA8235 #5CAA35

monochromatic

#20184D #34267B #4835AA #6653C9 #9082D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.88

#4835AA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.37

#4835AA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4835AA

8.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4835AA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4835AA	1.00	8.88	2.37	8.88
#FFFFFF	8.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004EAE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0046A8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#14536B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4835aa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 53, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.6% 0.177 283.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#856ec4',
    500: '#4835aa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4835aa;
$custom-light: #856ec4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4835aa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 53,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 249.744,
    "s": 52.466,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4262,
    "c": 0.17741,
    "h": 283.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.06826
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4835AA

secondary

#B6C17A

accent

#DC4CC5

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0ECF8

border

#CBC7D1

text

#0C0713

muted

#7D7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4835AA

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

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