#4836AB#4836AB

#4836AB is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 42.9% C 0.177 H 283.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4836AB
RGB	rgb(72, 54, 171)
HSL	hsl(249, 52%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(249, 68%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.9%, 68.4%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.71, 40.52, -60.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.71, 72.49, 303.99°)
OKLab	oklab(42.86% 0.0398 -0.173)
OKLCH	oklch(42.86% 0.177 283)
XYZ	xyz(11.3401, 6.9556, 39.2652)
Luminance	0.0696 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 3.51

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4836AB #99AB36

analogous

#365FAB #4836AB #8336AB

triadic

#4836AB #AB4836 #36AB48

tetradic

#4836AB #AB365F #99AB36 #36AB83

square

#4836AB #AB365F #99AB36 #36AB83

split-complementary

#4836AB #AB8336 #5FAB36

monochromatic

#21194E #34277C #4836AB #6755C9 #9083D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.78

#4836AB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.39

#4836AB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4836AB

8.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4836AB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4836AB	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)

#004EAF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0047A9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#11546C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4836ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 54, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.9% 0.177 283.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#866ec5',
    500: '#4836ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4836ab;
$custom-light: #866ec5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4836ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 249.231,
    "s": 52,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42862,
    "c": 0.17749,
    "h": 283
  },
  "luminance": 0.06956
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4836AB

secondary

#B7C27B

accent

#DB4CC5

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0ECF8

border

#CBC7D1

text

#0C0713

muted

#7D7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4836AB

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

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