#4836AC#4836AC

#4836AC is a dark, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 43.0% C 0.179 H 282.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4836AC
RGB	rgb(72, 54, 172)
HSL	hsl(249, 52%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(249, 69%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.1%, 68.6%, 0%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.79, 40.83, -60.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.79, 73.04, 303.99°)
OKLab	oklab(42.95% 0.0396 -0.1743)
OKLCH	oklch(42.95% 0.179 282.8)
XYZ	xyz(11.4357, 6.9939, 39.7691)
Luminance	0.0699 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Ocean Blue

#4F42B5

ΔE00 3.45

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4836AC #9AAC36

analogous

#365FAC #4836AC #8336AC

triadic

#4836AC #AC4836 #36AC48

tetradic

#4836AC #AC365F #9AAC36 #36AC83

square

#4836AC #AC365F #9AAC36 #36AC83

split-complementary

#4836AC #AC8336 #5FAC36

monochromatic

#21194F #35277D #4836AC #6755CA #9184D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.75

#4836AC on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.40

#4836AC on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4836AC

8.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4836AC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4836AC	1.00	8.75	2.40	8.75
#FFFFFF	8.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#004FB0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0047AA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0F556C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4836ac;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 54, 172);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.0% 0.179 282.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#866fc6',
    500: '#4836ac',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4836ac;
$custom-light: #866fc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4836ac",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 54,
    "b": 172
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 249.153,
    "s": 52.212,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42952,
    "c": 0.17876,
    "h": 282.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.06995
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4836AC

secondary

#B7C27C

accent

#DC4CC6

background

#F8F6FC

surface

#F0ECF8

border

#CBC7D1

text

#0C0713

muted

#7D7A82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4836AC

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

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