#4836AA#4836AA

#4836AA is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 42.8% C 0.176 H 283.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4836AA
RGB	rgb(72, 54, 170)
HSL	hsl(249, 52%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(249, 68%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.6%, 68.2%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.62, 40.21, -59.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.62, 71.93, 303.98°)
OKLab	oklab(42.77% 0.0399 -0.1716)
OKLCH	oklch(42.77% 0.176 283.1)
XYZ	xyz(11.2451, 6.9176, 38.7651)
Luminance	0.0692 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 3.57

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4836AA #98AA36

analogous

#365EAA #4836AA #8236AA

triadic

#4836AA #AA4836 #36AA48

tetradic

#4836AA #AA365E #98AA36 #36AA82

square

#4836AA #AA365E #98AA36 #36AA82

split-complementary

#4836AA #AA8236 #5EAA36

monochromatic

#21184D #34277C #4836AA #6654C9 #9083D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.81

#4836AA on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.38

#4836AA on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4836AA

8.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4836AA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4836AA	1.00	8.81	2.38	8.81
#FFFFFF	8.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004EAE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0046A8

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#13546B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4836aa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 54, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.8% 0.176 283.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#856ec4',
    500: '#4836aa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4836aa;
$custom-light: #856ec4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4836aa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 249.31,
    "s": 51.786,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42773,
    "c": 0.17621,
    "h": 283.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.06918
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4836AA

secondary

#B6C17B

accent

#DB4DC5

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0ECF8

border

#CBC7D1

text

#0C0713

muted

#7D7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4836AA

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

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