#4850BD#4850BD

#4850BD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.108; OKLCH L 48.8% C 0.169 H 275.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4850BD
RGB	rgb(72, 80, 189)
HSL	hsl(236, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(236, 62%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.9%, 57.7%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.22, 30.51, -58.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.22, 65.99, 297.54°)
OKLab	oklab(48.81% 0.0149 -0.1682)
OKLCH	oklch(48.81% 0.169 275.1)
XYZ	xyz(14.7234, 10.7880, 49.4406)
Luminance	0.1079 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4850BD #BDB548

analogous

#488ABD #4850BD #7A48BD

triadic

#4850BD #BD4850 #50BD48

tetradic

#4850BD #BD488A #BDB548 #48BD7A

square

#4850BD #BD488A #BDB548 #48BD7A

split-complementary

#4850BD #BD7A48 #8ABD48

monochromatic

#252966 #353B93 #4850BD #757BCD #A2A6DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.65

#4850BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.16

#4850BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4850BD

6.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4850BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4850BD	1.00	6.65	3.16	6.65
#FFFFFF	6.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0057BB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006A7E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5C5C5C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4850bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 80, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.8% 0.169 275.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8781d2',
    500: '#4850bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4850bd;
$custom-light: #8781d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4850bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.897,
    "s": 46.988,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48814,
    "c": 0.16883,
    "h": 275.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10789
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4850BD

secondary

#CAC797

accent

#CD51D7

background

#F8F7FD

surface

#F0EEFA

border

#CBC9D3

text

#0C0A14

muted

#7D7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4850BD

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

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