#4855BB#4855BB

#4855BB is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.160 H 273.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4855BB
RGB	rgb(72, 85, 187)
HSL	hsl(233, 46%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(233, 61%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.5%, 54.5%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.35, 26.65, -55.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.35, 61.59, 295.64°)
OKLab	oklab(49.61% 0.0101 -0.1593)
OKLCH	oklch(49.61% 0.16 273.6)
XYZ	xyz(14.8877, 11.4614, 48.4318)
Luminance	0.1146 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4855BB #BBAE48

analogous

#488FBB #4855BB #7448BB

triadic

#4855BB #BB4855 #55BB48

tetradic

#4855BB #BB488F #BBAE48 #48BB74

square

#4855BB #BB488F #BBAE48 #48BB74

split-complementary

#4855BB #BB7448 #8FBB48

monochromatic

#252C64 #364090 #4855BB #757ECC #A1A8DC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.38

#4855BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.29

#4855BB on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4855BB

6.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4855BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4855BB	1.00	6.38	3.29	6.38
#FFFFFF	6.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0C64BF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005AB9

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006D80

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4855bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 85, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.160 273.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8684d0',
    500: '#4855bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4855bb;
$custom-light: #8684d0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4855bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 233.217,
    "s": 45.817,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49609,
    "c": 0.15963,
    "h": 273.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11463
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4855BB

secondary

#C9C396

accent

#C752D5

background

#F8F8FC

surface

#F0EFF9

border

#CBCAD2

text

#0C0B14

muted

#7D7C82

Preview Lab

Preview with #4855BB

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

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