#4850CB#4850CB

#4850CB is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.114; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.188 H 274.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4850CB
RGB	rgb(72, 80, 203)
HSL	hsl(236, 56%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(236, 65%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.5%, 60.6%, 0%, 20.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.29, 35.27, -64.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.29, 73.88, 298.51°)
OKLab	oklab(49.94% 0.0147 -0.187)
OKLCH	oklch(49.94% 0.188 274.5)
XYZ	xyz(16.3171, 11.4254, 57.8338)
Luminance	0.1143 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4850CB #CBC348

analogous

#4892CB #4850CB #8248CB

triadic

#4850CB #CB4850 #50CB48

tetradic

#4850CB #CB4892 #CBC348 #48CB82

square

#4850CB #CB4892 #CBC348 #48CB82

split-complementary

#4850CB #CB8248 #92CB48

monochromatic

#222777 #2F37A6 #4850CB #787ED9 #A7ABE6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.39

#4850CB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.29

#4850CB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4850CB

6.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4850CB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4850CB	1.00	6.39	3.29	6.39
#FFFFFF	6.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0065CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#0059C9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006F86

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4850cb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 80, 203);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.188 274.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8981dc',
    500: '#4850cb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4850cb;
$custom-light: #8981dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4850cb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 203
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 236.336,
    "s": 55.745,
    "l": 53.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49939,
    "c": 0.18759,
    "h": 274.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.11427
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4850CB

secondary

#D3D09B

accent

#D649DF

background

#F9F7FD

surface

#F1EEFB

border

#CBC9D4

text

#0D0A15

muted

#7E7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4850CB

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

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