#4850BF#4850BF

#4850BF is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.172 H 275.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4850BF
RGB	rgb(72, 80, 191)
HSL	hsl(236, 48%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(236, 62%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.3%, 58.1%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.37, 31.19, -59.44)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.37, 67.13, 297.69°)
OKLab	oklab(48.97% 0.0149 -0.1709)
OKLCH	oklch(48.97% 0.172 275)
XYZ	xyz(14.9420, 10.8754, 50.5919)
Luminance	0.1088 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Blue With A Hint Of Purple

#533CC6

ΔE00 6.28

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4850BF #BFB748

analogous

#488CBF #4850BF #7C48BF

triadic

#4850BF #BF4850 #50BF48

tetradic

#4850BF #BF488C #BFB748 #48BF7C

square

#4850BF #BF488C #BFB748 #48BF7C

split-complementary

#4850BF #BF7C48 #8CBF48

monochromatic

#242968 #343B96 #4850BF #757BCF #A3A7DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.61

#4850BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.18

#4850BF on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4850BF

6.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4850BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4850BF	1.00	6.61	3.18	6.61
#FFFFFF	6.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0062C3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0058BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006B80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4850bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 80, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.172 275.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8781d3',
    500: '#4850bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4850bf;
$custom-light: #8781d3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4850bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 235.966,
    "s": 48.178,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48971,
    "c": 0.17155,
    "h": 275
  },
  "luminance": 0.10877
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4850BF

secondary

#CCC897

accent

#CF50D8

background

#F8F7FD

surface

#F0EEFA

border

#CBC9D3

text

#0C0A14

muted

#7D7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4850BF

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

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