#4855BD#4855BD

#4855BD is a mid, vivid blue. Relative luminance 0.115; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.162 H 273.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4855BD
RGB	rgb(72, 85, 189)
HSL	hsl(233, 47%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(233, 62%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.9%, 55%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(40.49, 27.34, -56.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(40.49, 62.73, 295.84°)
OKLab	oklab(49.76% 0.0102 -0.1621)
OKLCH	oklch(49.76% 0.162 273.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.1033, 11.5476, 49.5673)
Luminance	0.1155 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	blue

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4855BD #BDB048

analogous

#488FBD #4855BD #7548BD

triadic

#4855BD #BD4855 #55BD48

tetradic

#4855BD #BD488F #BDB048 #48BD75

square

#4855BD #BD488F #BDB048 #48BD75

split-complementary

#4855BD #BD7548 #8FBD48

monochromatic

#252C66 #353F93 #4855BD #757FCD #A2A9DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.34

#4855BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.31

#4855BD on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4855BD

6.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4855BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4855BD	1.00	6.34	3.31	6.34
#FFFFFF	6.34	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.34	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#0465C1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#005ABB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#006E81

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5F5F5F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4855bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 85, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.162 273.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8684d2',
    500: '#4855bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4855bd;
$custom-light: #8684d2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4855bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 233.333,
    "s": 46.988,
    "l": 51.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49759,
    "c": 0.1624,
    "h": 273.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.11549
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4855BD

secondary

#CAC597

accent

#C851D7

background

#F8F8FD

surface

#F0EFFA

border

#CBCAD3

text

#0C0B14

muted

#7D7C83

Preview Lab

Preview with #4855BD

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

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