#4855AE#4855AE

#4855AE is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.109; OKLCH L 48.7% C 0.141 H 273.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4855AE
RGB	rgb(72, 85, 174)
HSL	hsl(232, 41%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(232, 59%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.6%, 51.1%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(39.46, 22.19, -49.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(39.46, 54.07, 294.23°)
OKLab	oklab(48.66% 0.0092 -0.141)
OKLCH	oklch(48.66% 0.141 273.7)
XYZ	xyz(13.5585, 10.9297, 41.4314)
Luminance	0.1093 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4855AE #AEA148

analogous

#4888AE #4855AE #6E48AE

triadic

#4855AE #AE4855 #55AE48

tetradic

#4855AE #AE4888 #AEA148 #48AE6E

square

#4855AE #AE4888 #AEA148 #48AE6E

split-complementary

#4855AE #AE6E48 #88AE48

monochromatic

#242B57 #364083 #4855AE #707AC4 #9BA2D6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.59

#4855AE on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.19

#4855AE on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4855AE

6.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4855AE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4855AE	1.00	6.59	3.19	6.59
#FFFFFF	6.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#2562B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#1159AC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006979

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5D5D5D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4855ae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 85, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(48.7% 0.141 273.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8484c7',
    500: '#4855ae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4855ae;
$custom-light: #8484c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4855ae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 232.353,
    "s": 41.463,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.48661,
    "c": 0.14132,
    "h": 273.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10931
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4855AE

secondary

#C2BC90

accent

#C257D1

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0EFF8

border

#CBCAD1

text

#0C0B13

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4855AE

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

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